Seahawks make cuts, save $27M in salary purge

Brady HendersonMar 4, 2025, 02:50 PM ET

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SEATTLE — The Seahawks on Tuesday announced the releases of outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones, defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris, safety Rayshawn Jenkins and offensive tackle George Fant — anticipated moves that combine to save the team roughly $27 million in cap space.

And that may only be the start of their pre-free-agency salary purge, with signs pointing

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Brady HendersonFeb 28, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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Almost three years ago to the day, then-Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters at the NFL scouting combine that he had “no intention” of trading star quarterback Russell Wilson while never shooting down the possibility outright.

Carroll’s carefully crafted words left some wiggle room, because as he was trying to keep a lid on an already difficult situation, general manager John

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The Seattle Seahawks have given veteran safety Rayshawn Jenkins permission to seek a trade, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Jenkins, 31, lost his starting job midway through last season and is set to make a non-guaranteed $5.4 million in 2025, two factors that have made him a potential cap casualty.

Trading or releasing Jenkins would save the Seahawks $5.28 million in

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