All you need to know about Seattle Seahawks free agency as “legal tampering” and the 2025 league year begins.
Welcome to the start of the 2025 NFL league year!
Yes, free agency technically begins on Wednesday, March 12, at 1:00 p.m. PT but the end of the 2024 league year gives us the “legal tampering period,” which begins at 9:00 a.m. PT on Monday, March 10. What does that mean, exactly? “Legal tampering” is when teams can enter contract negotiations with unrestricted free agents. However, any agreed upon deals cannot be processed until the new league year begins, at which point players can come in for physicals and sign their deals.
This has been one incredibly dramatic offseason already for the Seahawks. Geno Smith has been traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, Tyler Lockett was the headline name among the five salary cap casualties, and DK Metcalf has been jettisoned to the Pittsburgh Steelers. These aren’t even free agent stories!
Meanwhile, the Seahawks have taken care of their priority free agents in linebacker Ernest Jones IV and defensive tackle Jarran Reed. It’s hard to envision (m)any of Seattle’s other unrestricted free agents re-signing with the team. There are a handful of exclusive rights and restricted free agents but only Jaelon Darden is of consequence as Seattle’s late-season kick and punt returner option.
How much salary cap space do the Seahawks have?
Following a host of cap casualty moves and trades, Seattle has almost $70 million in available cap space, which will of course include money reserved for draft picks next month, but John Schneider has made important cost-saving measures through roster cuts and restructures to give him the cap room to work with.
Field Gulls is your place for the latest info on all the happenings for the Seahawks in free agency, so be sure to check back regularly to this article (and separate news items) for the latest updates on Seattle’s free agency moves, as well as notable news throughout the NFL.
Re-Signed Seahawks
- DT Jarran Reed – Re-signed to 3-year, $25 million contract
- LB Ernest Jones IV – Re-signed to 3-year, $33 million contract
- TE Brady Russell – Tendered at $1.03 million
- CB Josh Jobe – Re-signed to undisclosed deal
Seahawks Free Agent Additions
Seahawks Free Agent Departures
Unrestricted Seahawks Free Agents
- TE Pharaoh Brown
- LG Laken Tomlinson
- RT Stone Forsythe
- NT Johnathan Hankins
- OLB Trevis Gipson
- S K’Von Wallace
- CB Tre Brown
- CB Artie Burns
Seahawks Exclusive Rights Free Agents
- WR Cody White
- OLB Joshua Onujiogu
- LB Josh Ross
Restricted Free Agents
- WR Jaelon Darden
Seahawks Free Agency Tracker