How using 5th-year options on 1st-round picks Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon now sets up #Seahawks--and their 2 best, young players--financially for longer than just 2027.
GM John Schneider just did this with Charles Cross:
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Recent Seattle #Seahawks Updates
Top 51 Cap Space: $38M (6th)
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
$23.85M 5th-Yr Option Exercised
CB Devon Witherspoon
$21.16M 5th-Yr Option Exercised
CB Noah Igbinoghene
1-year, $1.8M; $750k g'teed
Cap Hit: $1.7M
DL Brandon Pili
1-year, $1.7M; $750k g'teed
Cap Hit: $1.7M
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/cap/_/year/2026
The #Seahawks have exercised 2027 5th-Year options for:
CB Devon Witherspoon: $21.1M
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: $23.8M
The salaries are now fully guaranteed.
The #Seahawks' fifth-year options for WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and CB Devon Witherspoon are valued at $23.8MM and $21.1MM, respectively:
Henderson added that Smith-Njigba’s 2027 salary is fully guaranteed and should make him roughly $23.85 million. This is expected to be a step towards the two sides agreeing to a long-term extension.
The #Seahawks have officially announced their decision to exercise the fifth-year options of WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and CB Devon Witherspoon:
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