Seattle Seahawks: 5 Internal free agents to keep and 4 to let walk
5 – Damontre Moore – DL
He’s the perfect defensive lineman to rotate in and give the starters a rest. He made $910K last season, and that should be good enough for 2021 as well.
4 – Delano Hill or Neiko Thorpe – DB
Hill and Thorpe are good at what they do. They are solid reserve defensive backs and special teams stalwarts. The Seahawks can afford one of them, but not both.
3 – Ethan Pocic – OL
It was a surprise last September when Pocic won the Seahawks starting center job over B.J. Finney. Maybe center isn’t his best position. Pro Football Focus ranked him 26th among all NFL centers for 2020. If the Seahawks bring him back, it should be as a guard. Without the added pressure of making line calls, Pocic could flourish.
2 – Poona Ford – DT
Ford had a quietly good season in 2020. Things picked up for him after Dunlap came to Seattle. Suddenly Ford faced fewer double teams, and he responded very well. PFF ranked him 15th among interior defensive linemen last year.
He’s an exclusive-rights free agent with a reasonable tender amount. Re-signing Ford is a no-brainer. More so, if the Seahawks release Jarran Reed to pick up more cap space.
1 – K.J. Wright – LB
It feels dead wrong for K.J. Wright to play anywhere else. He says he’s earned a payday. That’s indisputable. Too bad Wright is 32-years-old, and there is a lower salary cap this year. If Bobby Wagner is the heart of Seattle’s defense, Wright is the unit’s soul. Expect the Seahawks to renegotiate Wagner’s contract to free up enough money to bring back his wingman.
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