<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seattle-seahawks-7-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-pff-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seattle Seahawks 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Seattle-Seahawks-7-round-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFF-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Seattle Seahawks 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T07:55:00-07:00">April 2nd, 7:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T07:55:00-07:00">April 2nd, 7:55am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks are entering a new era after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">trading quarterback Geno Smith</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/grading-seahawks-steelers-dk-metcalf-trade">wide receiver DK Metcalf this offseason</a>. Now, the team needs to restock on both sides of the ball to turn the page on the Pete Carroll era and go full-on Mike Macdonald. How will they do this in the 2025 NFL Draft? We asked the Pro Football Focus NFL Mock draft simulator that question, and here’s what it came up with in our Seahawks seven-round 2025 NFL mock draft, according to the <a href="https://www.pff.com/draft/nfl-mock-draft-simulator" rel="noopener">PFF simulator</a>.</p><h2><b>Round 1, Pick 18: EDGE Mykel Williams, Georgia</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Mykel-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>Jordan Prather-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, and with rare athletic traits, Georgia pass rusher Mykel Williams looks like an NFL pass rusher. The only issue is that he is still incredibly raw.</p><p>Over three seasons with the Bulldogs, he produced 14 sacks and 23 tackles for a loss, which means that 30% of his overall tackles took a ball carrier down in the backfield. Still, he never recorded more than 5.0 sacks in a single season, a number NFL teams would want to see at least doubled by a first-round pick at the next level.</p><p>The reason this makes sense for the Seahawks is that Macdonald is a defensive guru, and if anyone can take a raw player with traits and make him into a difference-maker, the Seattle headman surely thinks it’s him.</p><h2><b>Round 2, Pick 50: DL Jared Ivey, Ole Miss</b></h2><p>Jared Ivey is a 6-foot-6, 274-pound defensive lineman who probably translates best as a 4-3 defensive end in the NFL. However, if the Seahawks do take him in the second round, there is a chance that, as his size, he can be an interesting DE/OLB hybrid in the team’s 3-4 scheme.</p><p>Ultimately, though, this specific player wouldn’t make a ton of sense here, despite what the PFF NFL mock draft simulator says. The Seahawks could use depth at OLB and DE, but taking Ivey for that role with their second selection seems like a gamble when they could fill other roles.</p><p>Taking Williams first and a truer 3-4 DE later (see below) are both solid picks, but this is redundant at best and a waste at worst with DeMarcus Lawrence, Boye Mafe, and Derik Hall at OLB and Leonard Williams, Jarran Reed, and Byron Murphy II (last year’s first-rounder) at DE.</p><h2><b>Round 2, Pick 52: WR Jayden Higgins</b></h2><p>After trading away DK Metcalf, the Seahawks absolutely have to take a wide receiver in the 2025 NFL Draft. The depth chart gets pretty slim after Jaxon Smith-Njigba and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-news-agree-sign-cooper-kupp-after-rams-release">the newly signed Cooper Kupp</a>.</p><p>In Jayden Higgins, Seattle would get an excellent Metcalf replacement. He’s 6-foot-4 and 214 pounds, so his physical profile is similar to the now-former Seahawks wideout. Of course, Higgins isn’t the explosive physical anomaly that Metcalf is, but who is?</p><p>Higgins doesn’t offer the same big-play ability of Metcalf, but down-to-down, he can be a more useful WR for the team.</p><h2><b>Round 3, Pick 82: DL Elijah Roberts, SMU</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SMU-defense-celebration.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Ivey wasn’t a great pick from the PFF NFL mock draft simulator, the 6-foot-4, 285-pound Elijah Roberts in the third round makes a lot more sense.</p><p>Roberts played standup 3-4 OLB in college, so while he’s probably not athletic enough to play that position full time in the NFL, he has that ability, along with the size to slide into a 3-4 DE role.</p><p>This is the depth piece along the defensive front that would be smart for the Seahawks to grab and at pick No. 82, there is a lot less risk involved.</p><h2><b>Round 3, Pick 92: RB RJ Harvey, UCF</b></h2><p>The 2025 NFL Draft is a loaded running back class, so even with one of the better young RB trios in the league—Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, and Kenny McIntosh— adding competition to that position makes sense, especially with Walker’s injury history.</p><p>RJ Harvey is a tough runner at 5-foot-8, 205 pounds, and while there is little flash to his game, he should be able to take some of the more grueling carries away from the Seahawks’ more skilled backs.</p><h2><b>Round 4, Pick 137: QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dillon-Gabriel_dd79fb.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At some point the Seahawks must also take a young quarterback to develop, too, and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the mock draft pick here.</p><p>Once upon a time, Seattle drafted an older yet highly productive mid-round signal-caller with similar measurements to the 5-foot-11, 205-pound Gabriel. That ultimately brought the Seahawks a Super Bowl, and maybe Gabriel, with his unique left-handed style, can do the same down the road.</p><h2><b>Round 5, Pick 172: C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State</b></h2><p>Seattle would surely like to address the offensive line earlier in this draft, but with the way this simulation fell and the strengths and weaknesses of the class, that just didn’t make sense.</p><p>So, in Round 5, Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin is the pick. McLaughlin is coming off an Achilles tear, so while he may be more of a third or fourth-round talent, the Seahawks could get a deal on arguably the best center of the draft late.</p><h2><b>Round 5, Pick 175: OT Logan Brown, Kansas</b></h2><p>Logan Brown only started for one season at Kansas, but at 6-goot-6, 311 pounds he has all the size and traits to be an NFL tackle. As a rookie, he will probably only be a backup swing tackle, but if he continues on his current development path, there are signs he could eventually be a starter.</p><h2><b>Round 7, Pick 223: TE CJ Dippre, Alabama</b></h2><p>CJ Dippre is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none tight end who can do a little bit of everything but doesn’t stand out in one area. As a seventh-round pick, though, he should fit in nicely as competition for the TE2 or TE3 spot behind Noah Fant.</p><h2><b>Round 7, Pick 234: S Craig Woodson, Cal</b></h2><p>With Rayshawn Jenkins and K’Von Wallace out, the Seahawks need more depth at safety, and Craig Woodson would be a solid pick as one of the last in the 2025 NFL Draft. He’s a solid, though not spectacular, player who should be able to get on the field as a rookie in certain packages and contribute in a big way on special teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seattle Seahawks 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-mike-macdonald-advantage-cooper-kupp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Macdonald reveals advantage Cooper Kupp gives Seahawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Seahawks-news-Mike-Macdonald-reveals-advantage-Cooper-Kupp-gives-Seattle.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Macdonald reveals advantage Cooper Kupp gives Seahawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T13:57:48-07:00">April 1st, 1:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T13:57:48-07:00">April 1st, 1:57pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-agree-sign-cooper-kupp-after-rams-release">Seattle Seahawks signed wide receiver Cooper Kupp</a>, it brought a sigh of relief to head coach Mike Macdonald. After trying to game plan against him for years, he’s finally on the same squad as Kupp.</p><p>Even though the Seahawks made some interesting moves in the offseason, the coach is encouraged. He explained via Myles Simmons of NBC Sports <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-macdonald-cooper-kupp-was-a-pain-in-the-butt-to-coach-against" rel="noopener">what the veteran receiver brings</a> to the table.</p><p>“You could have him covered on paper, but he’s still going to get open,” Macdonald said. “That’s something you have to experience in-game. So, he’s a guy that you have to account for on a lot of possession downs, high-leverage situations where we’ve got to have two guys on this guy.</p><p>“It’s a little bit different than some straight-line, vertical guys where you want more of a high-low double. You want him surrounded as much as possible. You’re allocating resources over there, it kind of shifts where those stress points are on the rest of the field.</p><p>Kupp has not played more than 12 games in a season since he put up a career season.</p><p>Not to mention, Kupp’s 2021 performance was one of the best for a receiver in NFL history. He won AP Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl LVI MVP. In 2024, he caught 67 passes for 710 yards with six touchdowns in 12 games for the Rams.</p><h2><b>Mike Macdonald loves Cooper Kupp on the Seahawks</b></h2><p>Although he might be towards the end of his prime, he is still an exceptional player. The only question now has been his health. Since Puka Nacua came into the mix, he and Kupp have battled between the No. 1 and No. 2 receiver.</p><p>Whether intentional or not, it seemed that Kupp’s time with the Los Angeles Rams might be over. After the franchise cut him, plenty of teams were interested in the veteran receiver.</p><p>Luckily, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-burning-questions-cooper-kupp-signing">Seahawks had him on their radar</a> from the beginning. After posting just over 700 receiving yards, that might’ve turned some teams off of Kupp.</p><p>Not for Seattle though. The newest offensive coordinator, Klint Kubiak, <a href="https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-offensive-coordinator-klint-kubiak-plans-to-build-a-balanced-smart-tough-physical-offense-in-seattle#:~:text=New%20Seahawks%20offensive%20coordinator%20Klint,what%20made%20the%20job%20attractive." rel="noopener">laid out his vision</a> for the offense. It lies right in the wheelhouse of Kupp and his skill set.</p><p>At the end of the day, Macdonald’s hype might be worth it. However, it could also fall flat. After the Seahawks traded DK Metcalf away, it’s the Jaxson Smith-Ngjiba show as the young receiver.</p><p>Learning from Kupp though can be a great thing. Still, the head coach sees Kupp being a key contributor this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Macdonald reveals advantage Cooper Kupp gives Seahawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/perfect-trade-seattle-seahawks-complete-2025-nfl-free-agency-frenzy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Perfect trade Seattle Seahawks must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Perfect-trade-Seattle-Seahawks-must-complete-after-2025-NFL-free-agency-frenzy.jpg"></figure><h1>Perfect trade Seattle Seahawks must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T08:25:41-07:00">March 31st, 8:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T08:25:41-07:00">March 31st, 8:25am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After an up-and-down 2024 campaign that ended short of a playoff berth, the Seattle Seahawks entered the 2025 offseason with a clear objective. They need <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nfl/team/depth/_/name/sea/seattle-seahawks">to strengthen the roster</a> and make a serious push in a highly competitive NFC. Free agency has now concluded, and while Seattle made some noteworthy additions, one major concern still looms large—the offensive line. They still need to solidify their future and maximize their potential. As such, the Seahawks must make a decisive move: trade up in the draft to acquire LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell.</p><h2>The Seahawks’ 2025 Free Agency</h2><p>Seahawks fans have every reason to feel uneasy about how the offseason has unfolded so far. Sure, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-rumors-the-eye-opening-truth-behind-sam-darnolds-100-5-million-contract">the team made a switch at quarterback</a>, moving on from Geno Smith in favor of Sam Darnold. Right now, the jury is still out on whether this move represents a true upgrade. Statistically, Darnold edged out Smith in QB+ rankings last season. He placed 12th compared to Smith’s 15th. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-news-sam-darnold-gets-100-real-frustrating-end-vikings-2024-season">Darnold also carries more volatility</a>. That could be concerning. At the same time, he offers a higher upside—provided the Seahawks surround him with the right supporting cast.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sam-Darnols-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><p>The challenge for Seattle is that they parted ways with both Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-news-urged-pair-stefon-diggs-cooper-kupp">The Seahawks replaced them</a> with veteran Cooper Kupp alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Yes, Smith-Njigba is undeniably talented. That said, expecting him to step into a true No. 1 role is a significant leap. Meanwhile, Kupp’s injury history and overlap in skill set with Smith-Njigba raise questions about the effectiveness of this pairing.</p><p>Defensively, the Seahawks made efforts to retain core contributors. They brought back Ernest Jones IV and Jarran Reed. However, their decision to sign Demarcus Lawrence to a three-year, $14 million per season contract has drawn some scrutiny. At 33 years old, Lawrence is more suited for a rotational pass-rusher role rather than being the dominant force he once was. And yet, Seattle is paying him as if he’s still in his prime. This move underscores the need for a game-changing acquisition to solidify their roster.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at the perfect trade that the Seattle Seahawks must complete after the 2025 NFL free agency frenzy.</p><h2>The Ideal Trade</h2><p>The Seahawks can stand pat and hope their makeshift offensive line holds together. Altenatively, they can take an assertive approach to address the issue head-on. The smartest move? Trading up in the 2025 NFL Draft to secure LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell.</p><p>Seattle’s need for significant upgrades along the offensive line is no secret. To kickstart that process, the Seahawks must make a bold move. In this scenario, they leapfrog the Chicago Bears to land Campbell at the No. 10 pick. His arival would immediately bolster the guard position while also possessing the long-term potential to slide into a tackle role.</p><p>To acquire Campbell, the Seahawks will need to trade into the top 10. Their current draft slot—expected to be in the mid-to-late first round—won’t be high enough to secure him. A deal could involve packaging their first-round pick along with a second-rounder and possibly a future selection. Yes, the price is absolutely steep. However, it’s an investment worth making. Ensuring Darnold has proper protection should be the franchise’s top priority. Campbell has the talent to turn Seattle’s offensive line from a glaring weakness into a formidable strength.</p><h2>Why This Trade Makes Sense for Seattle</h2><p>Seattle’s offensive struggles in recent seasons have stemmed largely from inconsistent line play. Sure, the team has invested draft capital in the position, but it has yet to develop a cohesive and dominant unit. Again, the Seahawks must provide their quarterback with a clean pocket. Darnold has shown flashes of solid play when given time. However, he struggles significantly under duress. Geno Smith faced similar issues in 2024.</p><p>Beyond Darnold, this move is a long-term investment. Even if the Seahawks decide to move on from him after 2025, the foundation of a strong offense begins with a reliable line. The NFL’s top offenses have consistently prioritized elite offensive line play. Seattle must follow that blueprint.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Will-Campbell_3a8417.jpg"><figcaption>© Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Additionally, trading up for Campbell would align with the Seahawks’ recent draft strategy. General manager John Schneider has demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive when pursuing impact players. Moving up for Campbell would be a continuation of that approach. He would ensure the team does not waste another season waiting for internal development that may never materialize.</p><h2>Final Thoughts</h2><p>The Seahawks have the pieces to compete in 2025, but without a reliable offensive line, their ceiling remains limited. While free agency provided some reinforcements, the team’s failure to solidify the trenches remains a glaring weakness. Trading up for Will Campbell would not only address their biggest need but also send a message that Seattle is serious about contending. The cost will be high, but the potential reward—transforming the offensive line into a true strength—far outweighs the price. If the Seahawks want to maximize Darnold’s potential and build a foundation for future success, making this trade is not just an option—it’s a necessity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Perfect trade Seattle Seahawks must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Lions</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">2025 NFL Draft is just one month away</a>. Every year, the NFL draft features some twists and turns that nobody could have predicted ahead of time. One ESPN analyst believes he knows a few teams that could make some big moves during the first round of the draft.</p><p>ESPN’s Bill Barnwell published an article on Monday that labels <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44369237/2025-nfl-draft-round-1-trades-teams-move-picks-offseason#sf" rel="noopener">teams that should trade up and down</a> in the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>Barnwell labeled both the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks as teams that should trade up in the draft. He sees trading up as a way that both teams can fix clear problems on their respective rosters.</p><p>Barnwell pointed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-offensive-line-promise-klint-kubiak-hire">Seattle’s huge need on the offensive line</a> as a reason they might trade up. The Seahawks already have five top-100 picks, thanks to the Geno Smith and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/grading-seahawks-steelers-dk-metcalf-trade">DK Metcalf trades</a>. This could make it easy to execute a trade or two up the board.</p><p>However, Barnwell worries that Seahawks GM John Schneider prefers the volume approach to the draft.</p><p>“Since 2011, Schneider has been about twice as likely to trade down as trade up, with the Seahawks moving down in the draft 17 times and up on nine occasions,” Barnwell wrote. “Some of those trades up have been significant successes, as they moved up for Lockett in 2015 and Metcalf in 2019.”</p><p>Perhaps he will adjust his strategy if the right player is available.</p><p>“My instinct is Schneider prefers to amass picks and take as many shots as (sic) the board as possible, but if there’s an offensive lineman or two he loves in the first three rounds, he might need to consolidate picks and get guys who can immediately step into the lineup,” Barnwell concluded.</p><h2><b>Barnwell also urges Lions to trade up for edge rusher in NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aidan-Hutchinson.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Barnwell believes the Lions should also make an aggressive move up for an edge rusher. The Lions have yet to invest in a second edge rusher to put opposite of Aidan Hutchinson.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/detroit-lions/lions-hand-pass-rusher-new-deal-after-injury-riddled-2024">Detroit brought back Marcus Davenport</a> and Al-Quadin Muhammad in free agency. However, they are rotational players at best. Barnwell sees the Lions trading up into the middle of the first round for an edge rusher.</p><p>“Could they jump from No. 28 into the teens for Mike Green (Marshall) or Shemar Stewart (Texas A&amp;M), though? This might be the time for Detroit to take a bigger swing on that second edge rusher next, especially with Hutchinson now eligible for what will surely be a significant contract extension,” Barnwell concluded.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/detroit-lions/nfl-rumors-lions-stole-packers-target-draft-trade-terrion-arnold">Detroit traded up a few picks to pick Terrion Arnold</a> in the 2024 NFL Draft. 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NFL rumors: Lions, Seahawks implored to trade up in draft to fix clear problems

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/perfect-trade-las-vegas-raiders-must-complete-after-2025-nfl-free-agency-frenzy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Perfect trade Las Vegas Raiders must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Perfect-trade-Las-Vegas-Raiders-must-complete-after-2025-NFL-free-agency-frenzy.jpg"></figure><h1>Perfect trade Las Vegas Raiders must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-23T12:28:01-07:00">March 23rd, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-24T16:04:48-07:00">March 24th, 4:04pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders have already had a pretty exciting offseason. Las Vegas was going nowhere fast at the end of the 2024 season. The Raiders only won four games during the regular season and missed the playoffs. As a result, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-fire-antonio-pierce-after-one-season">fired first-year head coach Antonio Pierce</a> and general manager Tom Telesco.</p><p>Now there is reason to hope about the future in Las Vegas. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-pete-carroll-next-head-coach">Raiders replaced Pierce with legendary head coach Pete Carroll</a>, formerly of the Seahawks. They also added John Spytek as their new general manager.</p><p>The brainstrust of Carroll and Spytek did not waste much time improving the roster.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Las Vegas traded a third-round pick to Seattle for QB Geno Smith</a> just before the start of NFL free agency. This one move was incredibly important for the Raiders. Not only did it solve their biggest need for the foreseeable future, it also frees them up to use the sixth-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft however they wish.</p><p>The Raiders also brought in several fresh faces during the first few weeks of NFL free agency. Las Vegas added a few pieces on offense, investing a two-year deal in guard Alex Cappa and a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-inks-former-dolphins-pro-bowler-one-year-deal">one-year deal for running back Raheem Mostert</a>.</p><p>They also spent significant resources adding new faces on defense. The Raiders brought in Eric Stokes, Darnay Holmes, Jeremy Chinn, Lonnie Johnson Jr., and Elandon Roberts to play roles on defense. They also retained Adam Butler and Malcolm Koonce to create some consistency as well.</p><p>Despite all of these moves, the Raiders are still lacking talent on the offensive side of the ball. However, that could quickly be rectified with one simple trade.</p><p>Below we will explore the perfect trade the Raiders need to make after 2025 NFL free agency.</p><h2><b>Pete Carroll reunites with player from Seahawks in this Raiders trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kenneth-Walker-on-Nov.-24-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>We will start by highlighting the proposed trade terms before getting into any analysis of this potential deal.</p><p><b>Raiders receive: </b></p><ul><li>RB Kenneth Walker III</li><li>2025 fifth-round pick (175th overall) (Compensatory)</li></ul><p><b>Seahawks receive: </b></p><ul><li>TE Michael Mayer</li><li>2025 fourth-round pick (108th overall)</li></ul><p>This trade could work out well for both teams.</p><p>Kenneth Walker III would be a huge upgrade for the Raiders in their backfield. Mostert is the most talented back on the roster, followed by I suppose Sincere McCormick? That alone shows how much work Las Vegas has to do at the position.</p><p>There is growing buzz that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-urged-draft-ashton-jeanty-espn-mock-draft">Raiders could be the team to pick Ashton Jeanty</a> in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Even if the Raiders do have plans to select Jeanty in the first round, it is always smart to have a backup plan.</p><p>Walker III is a solid running back who would be a huge upgrade in Las Vegas even as a role player next to a stud like Jeanty.</p><p>If Walker III is so useful, then why would the Seahawks even consider trading him away? There are a few compelling reasons on Seattle’s side to get this deal done.</p><p>One factor could be his consistently dropping production. Walker III burst onto the scene with 228 rushes for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns in 2022. However, all three of those statistics have dropped each season since. He finished the 2024 season with 153 carries for 573 yards and seven touchdowns.</p><p>That is still some respectable production, but Walker III clearly is not viewed as a bell cow running back anymore. It certainly does not help that he shares a backfield with Zach Charbonnet.</p><p>To make matters worse, Walker III is in the final year of his rookie contract. If the Seahawks want to recoup any value for Walker III, now is the time to do it.</p><p>The Seahawks also stand to benefit plenty from adding Michael Mayer.</p><p>AJ Barner is the only tight end who the Seahawks currently have under contract for the 2026 season. Noah Fant has been a solid player for the Seahawks, but they are well overdue for an upgrade.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Raiders are content to give Brock Bowers all of their tight end production.</p><p>Going back to Walker III, his shortcomings should not be that scary to the Raiders. Even if Walker III quickly becomes an RB2 behind Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas should welcome having an incredible running back rotation, especially when Mostert is the best back they currently have.</p><p>The Raiders could always use a draft pick on a new starting running back, assuming they pass on Ashton Jeanty. Still, Walker III brings valuable chemistry with Geno Smith and Pete Carroll. He is also familiar with how Carroll likes to operate his offenses in Seattle.</p><p>Las Vegas needs to get Seattle on the phone to discuss a trade like this one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Perfect trade Las Vegas Raiders must complete after 2025 NFL free agency frenzy

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks have already made plenty of important moves this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/nfl-rumors-how-geno-smith-deal-could-impact-dk-metcalfs-seahawks-trade-request">Seattle traded away both Geno Smith and DK Metcalf</a>. They also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">signed Sam Darnold to a lucrative three-year deal</a> to replace Smith. Now the Seahawks swiped up a core special teamer who could play some snaps on defense.</p><p>The Seahawks had signed former Browns safety D’Anthony Bell to a one-year deal, per Jordan Schultz. He is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1903121956909482404" rel="noopener">primarily a special teams player</a> who could see an expanded role in Seattle.</p><p>Bell has played in all but one game for the Browns dating back to 2022.</p><p>Bell is a special teams ace who drew interest from multiple NFL teams. It seems he decided to head to Seattle because of the opportunity to get on the field in three-safety sets for the Seahawks.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-hire-ravens-mike-macdonald-head-coach">Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald</a> is known for his unique defensive scheme. Heavy usage of three-safety sets is one of the hallmarks of Macdonald’s defense.</p><p>The Seahawks currently have Julian Love and Coby Bryant as their starting safety duo. They parted ways with Rayshawn Jenkins earlier this offseason.</p><h2><b>Seahawks among teams named ‘sleeper’ to select QB early in 2025 NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-at-Pro-Bowl.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Seahawks are one of a few teams rumored to shock the NFL during the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>ESPN’s Matt Miller named a number of teams who he believes could be ‘sleepers’ to select a quarterback early in the draft. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-seahawks-saints-rams-sleeper-qb-teams-draft">Miller named the Seahawks as one of those teams</a>.</p><p>Miller presented an argument for why <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-klint-kubiak-sam-darnold-quality-sticks-out">the Sam Darnold signing</a> does not preclude Seattle from adding a quarterback this April.</p><p>“The Sam Darnold redemption story is great,” Miller wrote on Friday. “But there’s a chance he doesn’t maintain the level of success he had in 2024 now that he doesn’t have Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell calling the plays and a great receiver duo supporting him. And given the short term of his contract (three years) and large payout in Year one, the Seahawks could still look to add at the position.”</p><p>Miller also named the Rams and Saints as other teams that could be interested in a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>The Seahawks may be the most likely of all three teams to trade up for a quarterback. They have a full war chest of picks after trading away Geno Smith and DK Metcalf. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">Seattle currently holds the 18th overall pick</a>.</p><p>It will be interesting to see which quarterbacks the Seahawks sniff around the rest of the pre-draft process.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks adding former Browns safety on 1-year contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-seahawks-saints-rams-sleeper-qb-teams-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seahawks-Saints-Rams-named-as-sleeper-QB-teams-early-in-draft.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T07:17:29-07:00">March 21st, 7:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T07:17:29-07:00">March 21st, 7:17am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL Draft is right around the corner and quarterbacks are the talking point, per usual.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-tennessee-nfl-draft-odds-skyrocket"> Cam Ward is likely to go number one to the Tennessee Titans</a> but after that, anything can happen. If the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants pass on a quarterback at two and three respectively, things may get wild. ESPN experts Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, and Field Yates think the Rams, Saints, and Seahawks <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44293343/2025-nfl-draft-latest-buzz-rumors-news-prospects-risers-mocks-sanders-titans" rel="noopener">could surprise people</a> in rounds one or two.</p><p>“The Sam Darnold redemption story is great,” Miller wrote on the Seahawks drafting a QB. “But there’s a chance he doesn’t maintain the level of success he had in 2024 now that he doesn’t have Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell calling the plays and a great receiver duo supporting him. And given the short term of his contract (three years) and large payout in Year 1, the Seahawks could still look to add at the position.”</p><p>Miller cites the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/falcons-news-why-alanta-locked-in-michael-penix-draft-pick-despite-180-million-kirk-cousins-contract">Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr after signing Kirk Cousins</a> as a reason the Seahawks might do this. Without that pick, Atlanta would be in a much worse spot.</p><p>The Saints have already restructured the contract of Derek Carr, which keeps him with the team through this season,” Reid wrote. “They also drafted Spencer Rattler in the fifth round last year. But neither move should stop them from putting more resources into the position if the opportunity presents itself.”</p><p>“On one hand, Matthew Stafford is still playing at a very high level at 37, and the Rams don’t currently have a second-round pick,” Yates said. “On the other, Stafford’s relationship with the organization is year-to-year at this point after his contract restructure, and it would be logical for Los Angeles to at least consider a quarterback somewhere on Day 2.”</p><h2><b>The NFL Draft could see quarterbacks rise</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-at-Pro-Bowl.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Experts saw Bo Nix as a second-round quarterback last year. Reports since the draft indicate that if the Broncos had not drafted him at 12, he would have fallen to the second round. All it takes is one team to fall in love with a quarterback and the NFL Draft board will change.</p><p>Experts are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/colorado-football-news-deion-sanders-makes-bold-declaration-about-buffaloes-during-spring-ball">split on Colorado quarterback Sheduer Sanders</a>. Some seem convinced he will go to the Browns at number 2. Others could see him falling out of the first round. The NFL Draft will be defined by quarterbacks. The Saints, Seahawks, and Rams could change their franchise by drafting Sanders or Jaxson Dart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seattle-seahawks-5-round-free-agency-2025-nfl-mock-draft-pfn-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seattle Seahawks 5-round post-free agency 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seattle-Seahawks-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFN-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Seattle Seahawks 5-round post-free agency 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T05:13:12-07:00">March 20th, 5:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T07:51:12-07:00">March 20th, 7:51am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks have been active this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/3-qbs-seahawks-must-target-after-stunning-geno-smith-trade">With Geno Smith on the Las Vegas Raiders</a> and DK Metcalf on the Pittsburgh Steelers, they will have a new look in 2025. Which rookies will they take to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-burning-questions-cooper-kupp-signing">support Sam Darnold and Cooper Kupp</a>? Let’s find out in this Seahawks five-round NFL Draft mock simulator from Pro Football Network.</p><p>The Seahawks own <a href="https://www.seahawks.com/news/following-trades-seahawks-hold-10-picks-in-2025-nfl-draft" rel="noopener">all but one of their picks</a> heading into the NFL Draft. Their fourth-rounder was part of the deal that landed Ernest Jones IV from the Titans during the season. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/grading-seahawks-steelers-dk-metcalf-trade">have an extra second-round pick from the Metcalf trade</a>, an extra third-rounder from the Smith deal, and compensatory picks in the fourth and fifth. In total it is ten picks for the Seahawks, eight of which we will use in this mock draft.</p><p>How can the Seahawks support Sam Darnold in his first season in the Pacific Northwest? Or will they add to Mike Macdonald’s defense? Let’s find out in this mock draft.</p><h2><b>The Seahawks build from the secondary again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Malaki-Starks-with-Georgia-Bulldogs.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The most successful run in franchise history came when the Seahawks had the best secondary in the league. The Legion of Boom helped Seattle win their first Super Bowl and get to another. So when the opportunity arises to take a safety, John Schneider jumps at it. They trade up one spot with the Jets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/georgia-football-news-malaki-starks-2025-nfl-draft-decision">to take Malaki Starks, a safety from Georgia</a>.</p><p>The trade is pick 18 and a 2026 second-rounder to New York for picks 17 and 110. The Jets had previously traded down from 7 to 17 with the Bengals.</p><p>Starks had a solid season in Georgia’s secondary in 2024. He picked off one ball and only allowed two touchdowns all season. Starks is a great tackler from the back, totaling over 150 in three years in college. That is the blueprint the Seahawks had during the Legion of Boom and could be again.</p><h2><b>Two second-rounders to help Sam Darnold</b></h2><p>First up in the second round is Seattle’s pick, 50th overall. With this pick, the Seahawks take Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cameron Williams. Schneider has built this offensive line through the draft and Williams is another piece they could add. At 6’5″, there is no mistaking what position he will play in the pros. But he struggled at points in his one year as a starter, allowing five sacks in 15 games,</p><p>The Raiders pick comes up quickly, at 52nd overall. After the Giants take tackle Josh Conerly Jr from Oregon, Seattle gives Darnold a weapon with Jaylin Noel from Iowa State. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-news-seattle-heartfelt-tyler-lockett-tribute-stunning-move">Tyler Lockett’s time with the Seahawks also came to an end</a> this offseason and Noel could be his replacement. He racked up 1,200 total yards last year with the Cyclones but is only 5’11” so could be destined for the slot.</p><h2><b>Two more picks in the third round</b></h2><p>The Seahawks are back on the clock with the 82nd overall pick in the third round. Here they tack Josaiah Stewart, an edge rusher from the University of Michigan. Seattle’s defense struggled last year and Macdonald should be looking to add elite talent to that group. Stewart had 18 sacks across three college seasons which started right after Macdonald left Ann Arbor. He should have some familiarity with the defense before coming to Seattle.</p><p>The pick the Seahawks got for Smith comes here at number 92. With the pick, they take Dylan Fairchild, an offensive guard from Georgia. Keeping Darnold upright was the key to his success in Minnesota. So taking an SEC lineman here is a smart way to build their line. Teams are looking for a diamond in the rough in the third round and Seattle may have found it in Fairchild.</p><h2><b>The Seahawks finish with four offensive picks</b></h2><p>The Seahawks have one pick in the fourth round, 110 from the Jets trade, and three in the fifth round. They traded number 137, the last pick of the fourth, to the Patriots for a fifth and a seventh in this draft. Let’s get started with 110.</p><p>The Seahawks are on the clock after taking Fairchild and snag another offensive lineman, Ozzy Trapilo from Boston College. Seattle allowed the third-most sacks in the league last year and can’t put Darnold in the same position. Taking as many shots at the offensive line as possible is not a bad thing.</p><p>The Seahawks picked up pick 144 in the Patriots trade and used it on another offensive lineman. Trey Wedig was important to Indiana’s success this year and heads to Seattle with this fifth-rounder. At this point, Schneider has probably added enough to the offensive line. Hitting on just one of these picks will make this a successful draft for Seattle.</p><p>Now for the first of Seattle’s two compensatory picks in the fifth round. The Seahawks add another member to the rotating cast of tight ends. Clemson tight end Jake Briningstool has not been a massive player in the passing game but could be a key blocker. With less than 100 catches between their three tight ends last year, they could use a playmaker at the position. Maybe Briningstool can evolve into that player.</p><p>Only one pick left for the Seahawks in the first five rounds of this NFL mock draft simulator. With the 175th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Seattle selects San Jose State wide receiver Nick Nash. The 6’3″ Nash took a massive step forward in his last season with over 1,300 total yards. With two iconic wide receivers to replace, finding another gem this late in the round would be huge for Seattle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seattle Seahawks 5-round post-free agency 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-uchenna-nwosu-big-2025-pay-cut-cap-saving-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seahawks Uchenna Nwosu takes big 2025 pay cut in cap-saving move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Uchenna-Nwosu-takes-big-2025-pay-cut-in-cap-saving-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Seahawks Uchenna Nwosu takes big 2025 pay cut in cap-saving move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T00:05:11-07:00">March 20th, 12:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T00:16:50-07:00">March 20th, 12:16am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks will be nearly unrecognizable when they take the field in 2025. The team has been overhauled this offseason with several longtime members of the organization traded or released. Even quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Geno Smith was shipped to the Raiders</a> as Seahawks made a concerted effort to trim their salary cap. On Wednesday, Seattle made yet another cap-saving <a href="https://x.com/CorbinSmithNFL/status/1902564125043302801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1902564125043302801%7Ctwgr%5E9d0345b768f8c7a31569713442facaec5e76ada6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fieldgulls.com%2F2025%2F3%2F19%2F24389999%2Fuchenna-nwosu-contract-pay-cut-seattle-seahawks-2025-offseason" rel="noopener">move</a>.</p><p>Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu agreed to take a pay cut that drops his 2025 cap hit from $21 million to $11.8 million, according to Seahawks reporter Corbin K. Smith on X.</p><p>Interestingly, this isn’t a restructure of his deal. Nwosu <a href="https://x.com/hawkblogger/status/1902556931744833545" rel="noopener">has accepted</a> a $7 million pay cut for the 2025 season, per Brian Nemhauser on X. In return he will get $6.98 million in guaranteed money and a $4 million signing bonus.</p><p>The Seahawks now have the second-most salary cap space in the NFL, behind only the New England Patriots. <a href="https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space" rel="noopener">Over The Cap</a> shows Seattle with $70 million in space, although that figure doesn’t include the team’s recent free agent signings.</p><h2><b>Uchenna Nwosu is the latest Seahawks cap-savings victim</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Uchenna-Nwosu-takes-big-2025-pay-cut-in-cap-saving-move-2.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nwosu was selected in the second round of the 2018 draft by the Los Angeles Chargers. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the team before signing with the Seahawks in 2022.</p><p>Nwosu enjoyed the best season of his career with Seattle in 2022. He racked up career highs in total tackles (66), sacks (9.5), forced fumbles (3), fumble recoveries (2) and passes defended (4). Following the season he signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Seahawks.</p><p>However, since inking his extension, Nwosu has struggled with injuries. He’s missed 22 games over the last two seasons. In 2023 he landed on IR with a season-ending pectoral injury. Then last year, an MCL sprain kept him sidelined for the first four games and a thigh injury in his season debut knocked him out seven more weeks.</p><p>The Seahawks entered the offseason ready for some major changes. After missing the playoffs in 2024, the team took stock of its highest-paid players. Then Seattle got rid of all of them with the exception of Leonard Williams and Nwosu.</p><p>Smith was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-pittsburgh-blockbuster-dk-metcalf-trade-seahawks">DK Metcalf was traded</a> to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tyler Lockett was released, Dre’Mont Jones was cut and Nwosu had his pay slashed.</p><p>However, this isn’t just a simple fire sale. The Seahawks have been hard at work replacing their former players with free agents. The team signed Sam Darnold to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">$100.5 million contract</a>, they added Cooper Kupp on a three-year, $45 million deal and they snapped up DeMarcus Lawrence on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-loses-demarcus-lawrence-seahawks-42-million-deal">$42 million pact</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks Uchenna Nwosu takes big 2025 pay cut in cap-saving move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-urged-pair-stefon-diggs-cooper-kupp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seahawks urged to pair AFC South WR with Cooper Kupp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seahawks-news-Seattle-urged-to-pair-AFC-South-WR-with-Cooper-Kupp.jpg"></figure><h1>Seahawks urged to pair AFC South WR with Cooper Kupp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T17:26:19-07:00">March 19th, 5:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T17:26:19-07:00">March 19th, 5:26pm</time><address><a>DJ Dunson</a>DJ Dunson is a sports and entertainment raconteur who has covered the NFL, NBA, college sports and the intersection with the four quarters of life. He has previously written for Deadspin, Yahoo Sports, Complex and Bleacher Report, among others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Stefon Diggs is at an inflection point in his career. The 31-year-old wide receiver is still a free agent after tearing his ACL in Week 8 of the 2024 season. </p><p>After getting traded for a second-round pick by the  Buffalo Bills, Diggs’ injury ended his sole season with the Houston Texans. NFL.com’s Nick Shook speculated that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ranking-3-best-stefon-diggs-landing-spots-2025-nfl-free-agency" rel="noopener">Seattle Seahawks would be an ideal fit for Diggs</a> in 2025.</p><p>Diggs’ capacity for creating separation would be <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/best-nfl-team-fits-for-notable-remaining-free-agents-aaron-rodgers-to-giants-keenan-allen-to-raiders">most beneficial if attached to a low-risk contract</a>, according to Shook. There’s playmaking potential to be mined from Diggs. </p><p>In 2023, Diggs’ final full season as a starter, Diggs reeled in 107 catches for 1,183 yards and eight touchdowns, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/bills-news-stefon-diggs-reveals-his-immediate-reaction-to-buffalo-trade" rel="noopener">but the Buffalo Bills traded Diggs</a> amid rumors of a fractured relationship with Josh Allen, coupled with a diminished production as he approached his 30s.</p><h2><b>How would Stefon Diggs fit in the Seahawks system?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Texans_a042fe.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Seahawks’ offense has undergone one of the NFL’s most dramatic renovation jobs this offseason. At the dawn of free agency, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-adds-wr-dk-metcalf-tyler-lockett-departures">Seahawks released Tyler Lockett, traded DK Metcalf</a> to the Pittsburgh Steelers, then jettisoned Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. Smith was replaced with Sam Darnold, who signed a three-year, $100 million contract, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-cooper-kupp-has-fans-buzzing-definitive-seattle-declaration">followed by the signing of Cooper Kupp</a>. The door on the Pete Carroll era was closed quicker than an SNL set change.</p><p>On the surface, Diggs has an outstanding resume. He has caught passes from some of the NFL’s most reputable arms, ranging from Kirk Cousins to Josh Allen, and CJ Stroud. However, there are a slew of downsides. Diggs’ recent stints were overshadowed by his irritability and an insatiable desire for more targets. </p><p>Those issues would only be magnified on a depth chart below Jaxon Smith-Njiba and Cooper Kupp. Diggs’ presence would be beneficial because of Kupp’s injury history. The 31-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-cooper-kupp-difficult-admission-rams-exit">has missed at least five games in each of the last five seasons</a>. In 2018, Kupp tore his ACL against the Seattle Seahawks. Having two injury-prone, receivers over 30 on the Seahawks roster is tempting fate. </p><p>Given what we know about Diggs, it would be a risky gamble.  He’d have to be open to a reduced role as the third option in an offense behind Smith-Njiba and Kupp. Presumably, new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak will be airing it out less frequently as well. </p><p>If Seattle wants to risk it for the championship biscuit, it can take a flier on a potentially desperate version of Diggs who is eager to stand out in a winning culture. But I wouldn’t count on it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks urged to pair AFC South WR with Cooper Kupp

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks have already made plenty of important moves this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Seattle traded Geno Smith to the Raiders</a> and immediately <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">replaced him with free agent Sam Darnold</a>. Now it seems Darnold’s new WR1 is settling in nicely in the Pacific Northwest.</p><p>Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp <a href="https://x.com/CooperKupp/status/1902164990263701873" rel="noopener">introduced himself to his new fanbase</a> with a cheeky post on social media.</p><p>“Hi, my name is Cooper. And I enjoy spending time with my family, playing football, and drinking coffee,” Kupp posted on X, formerly Twitter. The post was accompanied by a photo of him holding up his Seahawks jersey. “Oh, and I play for the Seattle @Seahawks.”</p><p>The Seahawks signed Kupp as a free agent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-cooper-kupp-releases-statement-la-release">shortly after the Rams released him last week</a>.</p><p>Kupp took the NFL by storm in 2017 as a third-round pick out of Eastern Washington. His best season came during LA’s Super Bowl run in 2021. During that season, Kupp had an unreal 145 receptions for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns.</p><p>He is still an incredibly talented wide receiver, but he has never reached those heights since. Kupp has also struggled to remain healthy, playing in no more than 12 games per season since 2021.</p><p>Kupp will join Jaxon Smith-Njigba and newcomer Marquez Valdez-Scantling to form the backbone of Seattle’s receiver room for the 2025 season.</p><h2><b>Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp makes ‘difficult’ admission about leaving Rams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cooper-Kupp_0af68d.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It is never easy for an established NFL player to leave the team where they feel at home.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-cooper-kupp-difficult-admission-rams-exit">Kupp admitted that it has not been easy for him leaving the Rams</a> after playing in LA for his entire NFL career.</p><p>“It has been difficult. Without a doubt, it has been difficult,” Kupp said via ESPN’s Brady Henderson.</p><p>Kupp added that he was not motivated to stay in the NFC West just so he could play the Rams twice a year. Instead, Kupp’s motivations seem a little more personal.</p><p>Kupp grew up in Washington State, specifically in Yakima, and attended college at Eastern Washington. Therefore, joining the Seahawks is quite literally a return home for Kupp.</p><p>Seahawks and Rams fans alike cannot wait for Kupp to play against his old team during the 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cooper Kupp has Seahawks fans buzzing with definitive Seattle declaration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-cooper-kupp-difficult-admission-rams-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp makes ‘difficult’ admission about Rams exit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seahawks-news-Cooper-Kupp-makes-difficult-admission-about-Rams-exit.jpg"></figure><h1>Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp makes ‘difficult’ admission about Rams exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T17:52:16-07:00">March 18th, 5:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T17:52:16-07:00">March 18th, 5:52pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-dk-metcalf-posts-emotional-farewell-seattle-steelers-trade">Seahawks made a bold decision trading DK Metcalf</a> to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason. They also released Tyler Lockett, forcing the team to revamp its wide receiver room. As a result, the front office managed to sign former Los Angeles Rams wideout Cooper Kupp to play alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba.</p><p>On Tuesday, the 31-year-old wide receiver opened up about his transition, moving on from the Rams and playing for the Seahawks. After playing in L.A. for eight seasons, Kupp <a href="https://x.com/BradyHenderson/status/1902131775549403575" rel="noopener">admitted that the change has been “difficult,”</a> according to Brady Henderson of ESPN. He also claimed that he originally didn’t want to play for a different NFC West team to play against the Rams twice a season.</p><p>“It has been difficult. Without a doubt, it has been difficult.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cooper Kupp said he wasn’t motivated to stay in the NFC West so he could play the Rams twice a year. But he did open up about how hard his exit from Los Angeles has been on him after eight seasons with the team.</p><p>“It has been difficult. Without a doubt, it has been difficult.” <a href="https://t.co/HhKhGtaH0R">pic.twitter.com/HhKhGtaH0R</a></p><p>— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradyHenderson/status/1902131775549403575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cooper Kupp will now play for the Seahawks and serve as a Top 2 option in the passing game for newly acquired quarterback Sam Darnold. Kupp emerged as a superstar in the league in the 2021 season by earning the triple crown. He led the league in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947), and receiving touchdowns (16) in Matthew Stafford’s first year with the team. The Rams won the Super Bowl that season beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.</p><p>However, since then, Kupp has missed 18 out of 51 possible games in the past three seasons due to injury. Cooper Kupp ended the 2024 campaign with 67 receptions, 710 receiving yards, and six touchdowns for the Rams.</p><p>This will be the first time in his professional career that he’ll play for a team that isn’t the Rams. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-what-led-cooper-kupp-choosing-seahawks-over-suitors">Cooper Kupp does return to his home state</a> of Washington, as he grew up in Yakima and played for the Eastern Washington Eagles in college. So, Cooper Kupp will likely have plenty of fans in Seattle now that he’s with the Seahawks despite playing for an NFC West rival throughout his entire career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp makes ‘difficult’ admission about Rams exit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-cooper-kupp-career-outlook-doubts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp drops bold career outlook amid doubts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seahawks-news-Cooper-Kupp-drops-bold-career-outlook-amid-doubts.jpg"></figure><h1>Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp drops bold career outlook amid doubts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T17:46:04-07:00">March 18th, 5:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T18:16:35-07:00">March 18th, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Once the Los Angeles Rams informed Cooper Kupp of his release, it took a bit longer than maybe some would’ve expected for the former Super Bowl MVP to land on his next team. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-agree-sign-cooper-kupp-after-rams-release">Seattle Seahawks signed Kupp</a> to a three-year, $42 million contract in free agency, showing they still believe in the soon-to-be 32-year-old receiver heading into 2025. Although Kupp might have his doubters out there, he’s ready to <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1902144994103734568" rel="noopener">put that noise to sleep</a> in the 2025 season with his new team.</p><p>“I’ve said it before,” Kupp said via NFL Network on X. “I’ve said it years ago: If the things that I see in my head — the things I envision when I play football — I see myself doing things, if I wasn’t seeing that on tape — if I wasn’t able to make that stuff come to life — I wouldn’t be playing football anymore. And I still see that. I still see myself playing this game at a very high level. I see myself as an ascending player. Any narrative that is any different is just someone that hasn’t watched a whole lot of film.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s tough because I get to see every rep I take, right? I get to see all the practice reps. I get to see all the offseason reps. And, I feel so good about the football that I can play still. I’m thankful for the Seattle Seahawks and the work that they did behind the scenes to be able to feel good about the football that I can put on tape and their belief in me. I’m real excited to bring that to life for the next few years here.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I still see myself playing this game at a very high level. I see myself as an ascending player. Any narrative that is any different is just someone that hasn’t watched a whole lot of film.”</p><p>Cooper Kupp is ready to get the job done in Seattle. 😤 <a href="https://twitter.com/Seahawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Seahawks</a> <a href="https://t.co/dKCfqfpPqx">pic.twitter.com/dKCfqfpPqx</a></p><p>— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/1902144359589634261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After avoiding the injury bug — for the most part — throughout his first five seasons in the NFL, Kupp hasn’t been as avoidant in the last three years.</p><p>Essentially, Kupp hasn’t had an overly productive year since his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/3-reasons-rams-cooper-kupp-just-finished-off-the-best-wr-season-of-all-time">GOAT-level 2021 season</a>. In 2021, Kupp finished the season with 145 receptions, 1,947 receiving yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns.</p><p>Not only did he win the triple crown as a receiver, but he was invited to the Pro Bowl, was voted a first-team All-Pro, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-cooper-kupp-edges-out-jonathan-taylor-for-offensive-player-of-the-year-award">won Offensive Player of the Year</a>, hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, and was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-cooper-kupps-stunned-reaction-to-winning-super-bowl-mvp">named Super Bowl MVP</a>.</p><p>Even if he had one reception for -4 yards for the rest of his career, no one can take away how impressive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-cooper-kupp-joins-randy-moss-jerry-rice-in-nfl-history-with-latest-accomplishment">Kupp’s historic 2021 season</a> was.</p><p>But — in his eyes — Cooper Kupp is ready to take on a new challenge with the Seahawks, heading back home to Washington state and proving the doubters wrong in 2025 and beyond by showing he still has good football left in him after signing in free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks’ Cooper Kupp drops bold career outlook amid doubts

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-hosting-wr-michael-gallup-who-unretired');   ga('set', 'title', 'Seahawks hosting ex-Cowboys 1,000-yard WR who unretired');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seattle-hosting-ex-Cowboys-1000-yard-WR-who-unretired.jpg"></figure><h1>Seahawks hosting ex-Cowboys 1,000-yard WR who unretired</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T15:08:53-07:00">March 17th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T15:10:47-07:00">March 17th, 3:10pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Seahawks are undergoing a big offensive makeover this offseason, but it is one that is clearly designed to facilitate instant success. Geno Smith is out after being traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, and Sam Darnold is in at quarterback after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-rumors-the-eye-opening-truth-behind-sam-darnolds-100-5-million-contract">signing a three-year, $100 million contract</a> in free agency. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/grading-seahawks-steelers-dk-metcalf-trade">DK Metcalf is on the Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is now the No. 1 to Cooper Kupp’s No. 2 on the wide receiver depth chart. The pass-catching group might not be complete, though.</p><p>Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1901716547179024422" rel="noopener">set to visit</a> the Seahawks, according to Fox Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The 29-year-old recently returned to football after retiring last year and has already met with the Washington Commanders. With 266 receptions for 3,744 yards and 21 touchdowns in 86 games, he could be a solid depth piece for new Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.</p><h2><b>Can Michael Gallup find what he is looking for with the Seahawks?</b></h2><p>Gallup, a consensus All-American at Colorado State, was a key secondary receiver on the Cowboys for a few seasons but was ultimately derailed when he tore his ACL in January of 2022. Gallup faded in the background the next couple of years, unable to re-establish himself as the dangerous deep threat he was early in his career.</p><p>Dallas released the 2018 third-round draft pick, but he caught on with the Raiders ahead of the 2024-25 season. Gallup then surprised many people when he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-michael-gallup-shockingly-retirement-decision-age-28">announced his retirement</a> before the start of training camp. The 6-foot-1 receiver is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/nfl-news-ex-cowboys-wr-eyeing-comeback-sudden-retirement">ready to get back</a> on the gridiron, however.</p><p>Hopefully, spending eight months away from the NFL has enabled him to regain his explosiveness. Seattle clearly believes he warrants a closer look.</p><p>If Michael Gallup does reach a contract with the team, he might have to accept a sporadic role in the offense. Jaxon Smith-Njigba should once again be the Seahawks’ focal point, Cooper Kupp is the highly accomplished veteran ready to prove that he still has something left in the tank and Marquez Valdes-Scantling can haul in passes down field.</p><p>Even so, it does not hurt to give new QB Sam Darnold another competent WR. Gallup’s comeback quest could take an interesting turn this week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Seahawks hosting ex-Cowboys 1,000-yard WR who unretired

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/cooper-kupp-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cooper-Kupps-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T10:20:46-07:00">March 17th, 10:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T10:24:48-07:00">March 17th, 10:24am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025 is $18 million. The former two-sport athlete has become one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. After years with the Los Angeles Rams, Kupp recently signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Here is a look at Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025.</p><h2><b>What is Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025?: $18 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Cooper-Kupp_s-net-worth-in-20231.jpg"></figure><p>Kupp was one of the greatest FCS wide receivers of all time. He turned that into a career with the Los Angeles Rams, where he won a Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP. Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025 <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nfl/cooper-kupp-net-worth/" rel="noopener">sits at about $18 million</a>, according to Celebrity Net Worth.</p><p>Kupp was born in Yakima, Wash., on June 15, 1993. He is a third-generation NFL player, as his grandfather, Jake, and father, Craig, were both in the league.</p><p>Kupp was a two-sport athlete at Davis High School. He was a two-way All-State selection, earning first-team honors as a defensive back and honorable mention as a wide receiver. He was one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington.</p><p>Kupp was a unanimous first-team All-Columbia Basin Big Nine league wide receiver and defensive back. He finished his senior season with 1,059 yards receiving and 22 total touchdowns, setting a school record. He recorded 122 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as well.</p><p>After his prep career, Kupp received zero scholarship offers. He was three weeks removed from his final game when Eastern Washington offered him his first scholarship.</p><p>Kupp wasn’t just a star in football. He was also a three-year letter-winner in basketball. He led Davis to a 23-2 record and won the State 4A Tournament championship during his senior year.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s college football career</b></h2><p>Kupp attended Eastern Washington University, redshirting with the football team in 2012. Kupp was the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year as a redshirt.</p><p>He showed enough on the scout team to be given a role as starter for the 2013 season. Kupp didn’t waste his opportunity, setting numerous single-season school and national receiving records.</p><p>He set freshman records for receiving yards, total touchdown catches, consecutive games with a touchdown catch, and receptions. He was a member of the All-Big Sky Conference First Team as a unanimous selection. After his sophomore year at EWU, Kupp <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cooper-kupps-wife-anna-kupp" rel="noopener">married Anna Kupp</a>.</p><p>Kupp finished his college career with four consecutive seasons of record-breaking performance. He was the college football all-division career leader in receiving yards.</p><p>He was also the NCAA FCS career leader in receiving touchdowns and receptions. Kupp’s best accomplishment was winning the Walter Payton Award as FCS MVP in 2015. He was the second wide receiver to win the award.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s NFL career</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SUPER BOWL MVP: COOPER KUPP <a href="https://t.co/a56985A651">pic.twitter.com/a56985A651</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1493061807614877706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Los Angeles Rams drafted Kupp with the 69th-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the seventh wide receiver taken in the draft.</p><p>The Rams signed Kupp to a four-year, $3.83 million contract, including a signing bonus of $954,760. Kupp was fourth on the depth chart, catching five touchdowns and having 869 yards receiving in his rookie year.</p><p>Kupp was given a place on the All-Rookie team. He was a starting wide receiver in 2018 and was on the way to career highs until he tore his ACL in Week 10.</p><p>Kupp became a top-100 player in the NFL during the 2019 season. He had 94 receptions for 1,161 yards and 10 touchdowns. He had the second-most receiving touchdowns in the league.</p><p>Kupp signed a three-year, $48 million contract extension before the 2020 season, including a guaranteed $35.1 million. He led the team in receptions and receiving yards.</p><p>No one was prepared for what was to come in 2021. Kupp had one of the greatest statistical receiving seasons in NFL history.</p><p>He had immediate chemistry with Matthew Stafford, the Rams’ new acquisition at quarterback. Kupp set multiple franchise single-season receiving records, earning Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro honors.</p><p>He was the first player since Steve Smith Sr. in 2005 to lead the league in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He continued his dominance throughout the playoffs, saving his best for last when the Rams won Super Bowl LVI and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-cooper-kupps-stunned-reaction-to-winning-super-bowl-mvp" rel="noopener">Kupp earned Super Bowl MVP</a> honors.</p><h2><b>Cooper Kupp’s newest contract and endorsements</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-cooper-kupp-nearing-3-year-blockbuster-extension-after-aaron-donalds-new-deal" rel="noopener">Kupp signed a three-year</a>, $80.1 million contract extension through 2026. The contract included a $20 million signing bonus and $75 million guaranteed.</p><p>Kupp played nine games in the first season of the contract before sustaining a high ankle sprain that kept him out for the rest of the year. He missed the start of the 2023 season with a hamstring injury. After getting a contract for his record-breaking season, Kupp hasn’t been able to reach the same level of success.</p><p>Kupp returned to play 12 games in 2023 but finished with just 59 receptions for 737 yards. In 2024, Kupp again played 12 games and had 67 receptions for 710 yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>Following the season, the Rams surprisingly released Cupp to make him a free agent. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-agree-sign-cooper-kupp-after-rams-release">Cupp then signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Seahawks</a>.</p><p>Kupp has endorsement deals with Snickers, Nike, Unify, Lexani and Pataday. He also recently put his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/inside-cooper-kupps-3-5-million-mansion-with-photos" rel="noopener">mansion in Wilsonville, Ore.</a>, up for sale. Nevertheless, was Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025 a surprise?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cooper Kupp’s net worth in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/geno-smith-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Geno-Smiths-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T09:40:08-07:00">March 17th, 9:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T09:43:33-07:00">March 17th, 9:43am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025 is $30 million. Smith is the new starting quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders following a recent trade. Back in college, Smith was an Orange Bowl MVP and All-Big East team member. Here is a closer look at Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025 as he prepares for this first season as the starting QB for the Silver and Black. </p><h2><b>What is Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025?: $30 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Geno-Smiths-net-worth-in-20242.jpg"></figure><p>Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025 <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nfl/geno-smith-net-worth/" rel="noopener">is $30 million</a>. This is according to reputable outlets such as Celebrity Net Worth.</p><p>Geno Smith was born in Miami. He attended Miramar High School. Smith also played for the school’s football team. While playing for Miramar, Smith is ranked as the third-best passer in Broward County history. He threw for 3,089 yards and 32 touchdowns. </p><p>After high school, Smith went on to play for West Virginia. While suiting up for the Mountaineers, he made the First-team All-Big East and Second-team All-Big East in 2011 and 2010, respectively. Smith’s four-year college career saw him finish with 11,662 yards thrown and 98 touchdowns. </p><h2><b>Geno Smith is drafted by the Jets</b></h2><p>After a decent college career and a respectable showing in the NFL Scouting Combine, there were expectations that Smith would be taken in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. However, Smith was taken in the second round by the New York Jets with the 39th pick. Shortly after, Smith eventually signed his rookie contract, which is a <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/geno-smith-signs-new-york-jets-rookie-contract-0ap1000000219435#:~:text=The%20Jets%20announced%20Monday%20that,is%20worth%20about%20%245%20million.">four-year deal worth $5 million</a>. </p><p>Smith stayed with the Jets for four seasons. He accumulated 5,962 passing yards and tallied 28 touchdowns. Smith’s stay with the Jets was marred with various off-the-court scandals and injuries. On top of that, Smith didn’t really play up to expectations, which resulted in his exit. </p><h2><b>Geno Smith signs with Giants, Chargers</b></h2><p>As a result, in March 2017, Smith joined the New York Giants on a one-year deal that paid him a <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2688748-geno-smith-reportedly-to-sign-contract-with-giants-after-4-seasons-with-jets">$775,000 base salary</a>. While his stint with the Jets was forgettable, Smith’s stay with the Giants was uneventful. </p><p>Although Smith managed to take on a starting role, he only appeared in two games for the 2017 season. Smith tallied 212 passing yards and one touchdown. </p><p>After his uneventful stint with the Giants, Smith went on to play for the Los Angeles Chargers. He signed a <a href="https://www.osdbsports.com/nfl/players/geno-smith/contracts/cfc93f5e-105e-4a5e-88d3-f4279893cfa8">one-year contract worth $1 million</a>. Unfortunately, Smith’s stint in Los Angeles wasn’t a head turner. Although he did appear in more games with five, Smith only tallied 8 passing yards. </p><h2><b>Geno Smith signs with Seahawks</b></h2><p>After bouncing around with the Giants and the Chargers, Smith became a free agent after the 2018 season. In May 2019, Seattle Seahawks head coach <a href="https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/15/seattle-seahawks-sign-backup-quarterback-geno-smith/">wasn’t satisfied with the performance of his rookies</a> during the minicamp. As a result, the team picked up Smith from free agency. </p><p>Smith agreed to join the Seahawks on a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/geno-smith-12320/transactions/">one-year contract worth $895,000</a>. While Smith was eventually released, the organization signed him up again for the 2020 season as the team’s backup for the quarterback position. His fresh deal saw him ink a one-year, $1.19 million contract. </p><p>Smith made his first appearance in a Seahawks uniform in the 2020 season. In a 40-3 victory over the Jets, Smith tallied 33 passing yards. Despite only playing one game for the season, it was enough for the Seahawks to keep him as the team’s backup quarterback to Russell Wilson. </p><p>In 2021, Smith signed a one-year deal to rejoin the Seahawks, which paid him <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/seattle-seahawks-backup-qb-geno-005018696.html?src=rss">$1.2 million</a>. This, obviously, did help to add to Geno Smith’s net worth in 2024.</p><p>During the 2021 season, Smith played in four games for the Seahawks and started in three of them. With him playing, the Seahawks posted a 1-2 record. He tallied a much improved 702 passing yards, five touchdowns, and one interception. </p><h2><b>Geno Smith becomes Seahawks’ starting QB</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Geno wrote back ✍️ </p><p>Geno Smith is the Comeback Player of the Year 👏 <a href="https://t.co/374VU4PV52">pic.twitter.com/374VU4PV52</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1623881084856311808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In 2022, everything changed for Smith. Smith was expected to contend for the starting spot for the Seahawks after they had traded away <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-denver-agrees-to-massive-blockbuster-trade-for-star-seahawks-qb-russell-wilson/" rel="noopener">Wilson to the Denver Broncos</a>. Thus, the team offered Smith a <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/19/seahawks-announce-theyve-re-signed-geno-smith/">one-year deal worth $3.5 million</a>, which could potentially jump to $7 million with incentives and bonuses. </p><p>However, the <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/19/nfl-disapproves-geno-smiths-contract-with-seahawks-but-issue-is-expected-to-be-resolved/">contract originally was rendered void</a> after the NFL rejected the terms of the deal. Fortunately, this was <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/seahawks-geno-smith-has-contract-reworked/#:~:text=The%20NFL%20disapproved%20the%20contract,%243.5%20million%20more%20in%20incentives.">amended</a> after new terms of the contract were approved by the league. </p><p>Smith then surpassed all expectations by leading the Seahawks to a 9-8 record and Wild Card berth in the NFL Playoffs. He passed for more than 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns on a nearly 70 percent completion rate while throwing just 11 interceptions.</p><p>Smith was named to the Pro Bowl and was voted the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/seahawks-news-seattle-geno-smith-agree-contract-extension-strong-2022-campaign" rel="noopener">Seahawks rewarded Smith</a> with a three-year, $105 million contract, which will certainly boost Smith’s net worth going forward, not to mention please <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/geno-smiths-wife-haley-eastham" rel="noopener">Smith’s wife Haley Eastham</a>.</p><p>Smith’s numbers dropped a bit in 2023, but he once again made the Pro Bowl. He also led the NFL in fourth-quarter comebacks with four and game-winning drives with five. In 2024, Smith threw for a career-high 4,320 yards with 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as the Seahawks went 10-7 but narrowly missed the playoffs.</p><p>Following the season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Seahawks traded Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders</a> and new head coach (and former Seahawks head coach) Pete Carroll. The Raiders gave up a third-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft for Smith. The Raiders reportedly are working on a contract extension with Smith.</p><p>Nevertheless, were you at all stunned by Geno Smith’s net worth in 2025?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/sam-darnold-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sam-Darnols-net-worth-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T08:35:57-07:00">March 17th, 8:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T08:40:22-07:00">March 17th, 8:40am</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025 is $30 million. After Darnold became the starting quarterback for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-minnesota-confident-sam-darnold-jj-mccarthy-injury">Minnesota Vikings following JJ McCarthy’s injury</a> prior to the 2024 season, he had a breakout season to earn a Pro Bowl bid. He then turned that into a big contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Here is a look at Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025.</p><h2><b>What is Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025?: $30 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sam-Darnold.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025 <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-darnold-contract-salary-net-worth/" rel="noopener">sits at about $30 million</a>, according to Pro Football Network.</p><p>Darnold was born in Dana Point, California, on June 5, 1997. He attended San Clemente High School and played baseball during his freshman season.</p><p>He turned to football and basketball for his sophomore year and excelled in basketball. Darnold was the South Coast League’s Most Valuable Player. Darnold’s former coach believed he could have played college basketball in a Power 5 conference.</p><p>However, Darnold’s first love was playing football. He played wide receiver and linebacker but moved to quarterback after the starter suffered an injury.</p><p>He threw a touchdown pass and two-point conversion to win the game and set the table for his eventual full-time move. Darnold starred once he finally moved, setting the school record for most touchdown passes in a game with five on two occasions.</p><p>Darnold had 3,000 passing yards and 39 touchdowns with 800 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns in his senior season. He was a four-star recruit and was the eighth-best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He received scholarship offers from multiple Power 5 schools but eventually decided on going to USC.</p><h2><b>Sam Darnold’s college career</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USC</a> redshirt freshman QB Sam Darnold now holds the Rose Bowl record for touchdown passes (5), most points (32) &amp; most total yards (474). <a href="https://t.co/mywyEDChuI">pic.twitter.com/mywyEDChuI</a></p><p>— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) <a href="https://twitter.com/insidetroy/status/816326125022384128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Darnold redshirted behind Cody Kessler and Max Browne in his freshman year. He entered the 2016 season as the second-string quarterback behind Browne. Darnold was the backup for the first three games but took control of the offense in the fourth game against Utah. Darnold threw for 253 yards and a rushing touchdown in the loss but did enough to stay as the starter.</p><p>The Trojans didn’t lose another game for the rest of the season with Darnold setting the school record for passing touchdowns by a freshman with 26. Darnold won the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year.</p><p>Darnold set Rose Bowl records in his first bowl game, throwing five touchdowns and 473 total yards. He was also the first-ever winner of the Archie Griffin Award for college football’s most valuable player to his team.</p><p>The Trojans didn’t have as good of a season the following year. The team had a new receiver group, injuries, and disappointing coaching.</p><p>However, Darnold’s excellence propelled them to a Pac-12 Championship Game victory over the Stanford Cardinal, where Darnold threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns. Darnold’s final collegiate game was against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, which they lost despite Darnold’s 356 passing yards.</p><p>Darnold announced he would forego the rest of his collegiate eligibility to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He had an outstanding combine, which solidified him atop many teams’ draft boards.</p><p>The New York Jets took a chance on him, drafting Darnold third overall. Darnold signed a four-year, $30.25 million fully guaranteed contract with a $20 million signing bonus to kick off his career.</p><h2><b>Sam Darnold’s professional career </b></h2><p>Darnold became the youngest opening-day starting quarterback since the merger when he started against the Detroit Lions on September 10, 2018. Darnold’s first pass couldn’t have gone worse and was a precursor to the rest of his Jets’ career.</p><p>His first pass was an interception, which Quandre Diggs returned for a touchdown. However, he finished with 198 passing yards and two touchdowns in the 48-17 victory. Darnold finished the season with 2,865 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions.</p><p>Darnold’s 2019 season was poor, and it started like that with a 17-16 loss where he had only 179 passing yards and a touchdown. He was diagnosed with mononucleosis on September 12, which infamously made him miss three games. The diagnosis didn’t go over well with Jets fans, although how he contracted the ailment was never proven.</p><p>The 2019 season was also the infamous moment where NFL Films caught Darnold saying he was “seeing ghosts” in a game against the New England Patriots, which is still the subject of memes and jokes on social media.</p><p>The Jets finished 2-14 in Darnold’s last season, which showed no progress being made under Darnold. The Jets traded him to the Carolina Panthers, who exercised the fifth-year option on Darnold’s contract worth $18.5 million. Darnold had two semi-successful seasons with the Panthers, but the team didn’t renew his deal when the time came.</p><p>The San Francisco 49ers signed Darnold to a one-year deal for the 2023 season, with Darnold winning the backup QB job over Trey Lance. The 49ers liked what they saw from Darnold, as they also traded Lance. Darnold started the season’s final game with the team electing to rest Brock Purdy.</p><p>The Minnesota Vikings signed Darnold to a one-year, $10 million deal prior to the 2024 season. He had a chance to be the starter while JJ McCarthy learned the pro game, but an injury to McCarthy in training camp confirmed his role as QB1.</p><p>Both Darnold and the Vikings surpassed all expectations by going 14-3 with two of their losses coming to the 15-2 Detroit Lions. Darnold threw for 3,519 yards with 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. However, the Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Rams 27-9 in the first round of the playoffs. Darnold had two turnovers and took nine sacks.</p><p>Following the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">Darnold signed a three-year $100.5 million contract</a> to be the new Seahawks starting quarterback. He agreed to the deal after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Seahawks traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders</a> and their new coach Pete Carroll, who is the former head coach of the Seahawks.</p><p>Nevertheless, was Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025 a surprise?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025

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He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sam Darnold was looking for a long-term contract at the conclusion of the 2024 season after leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record and a spot in the NFC playoffs. He signed a 3-year, $100.5 million contract with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-news-sam-darnold-reveals-brock-purdy-save-career">Seattle Seahawks</a> at the start of free agency, but there’s a chance he could be looking for a new deal at this time next year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Seahawks</a>' deal with QB Sam Darnold—reported as 3 years, $100.5M—is essentially a 1-year, $37.5M contract. If they want to, Seattle can move on after the 2025 season with no dead money, as long as Darnold is healthy and passes a physical, per <a href="https://t.co/CZ4pGTfRAa">https://t.co/CZ4pGTfRAa</a>. The only… <a href="https://t.co/rmm6PWHlCt">pic.twitter.com/rmm6PWHlCt</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1901356564407005632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Darnold will earn $37.5 million from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seahawks-burning-questions-cooper-kupp-signing">Seahawks this season</a>, but the contract gives the Seahawks to <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1901356564407005632">move on from</a> the deal at the end of the year as long as Darnold is healthy, per NFL insider Ari Meirov. That essentially means Darnold must come through with another brilliant season if he wants to avoid seeking out a new employer next year.</p><p>Darnold was signed by the Vikings a year ago to serve as the replacement quarterback for Kirk Cousins. The Vikings were hoping that Darnold would hold down the starting quarterback position for several weeks until rookie J.J. McCarthy was ready to take over as the team’s QB1. Those plans were scuttled when McCarthy tore his meniscus in the team’s first preseason game and missed the entire season.</p><h2><b>Darnold takes advantage of his opportunity, and Seahawks hope he will do the same thing</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-has-much-to-prove-with-the-Seahawks-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Darnold had been in the NFL for six non-descript seasons prior to last year’s performance with the Vikings. He had failed to impress while playing for the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>The 2024 season was a different story for Darnold. He completed 361 of 545 passes for 4,319 yards with 35 TD passes and 12 interceptions. Darnold also demonstrated the ability to buy time with his quick feet. He is not a great runner, but he did manage to convert 23 first downs when he took off from the pocket.</p><p>Darnold led the Vikings to a 5-0 start and he followed that with a 9-game winning streak. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is hoping that Darnold can have a similar season in the Pacific Northwest.</p><p>The Seahawks will have a new look at the wide receiver spot as DK Metcalf was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is slated to become the team’s top receiver and the Seahawks also added former Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling.</p><p>It would not be surprising if the Seahawks added at least one more receiver in the upcoming NFL Draft. The Seahawks also have what should be a powerful running game with speedy Kenneth Walker III and hard-hitting Zach Charbonnet. If both backs stay healthy, the Seahawks could have one of the top ground attacks in the NFL. That would take significant pressure off of Darnold as he attempts to justify his contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although he’s had a bumpy start to his NFL career, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">Seattle Seahawks signed Sam Darnold</a> to a three-year contract, and he joined his fifth team through eight seasons. However, there was one stop along the way that jumpstarted his career, and that was when Darnold backed up Brock Purdy with the San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Playing behind Purdy for a season — after two failed attempts with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers — <a href="https://x.com/akashanav/status/1900355087316508940" rel="noopener">helped him become a more nuanced quarterback</a>, Darnold said in his press conference on Thursday.</p><p>“I really thank Brock a ton, Brock Purdy, for his style of play and how he kind of described his style,” Darnold said, per Akash Anavarathan on X. “We’ve got a ton of great playmakers on offense. My job is just to play point guard and get the ball in their hands and let them go do great things with the rock. When I started to change my thought process as a quarterback to just getting the ball in my guys’ hands, that’s kind of where it unlocked for me a little bit.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sam Darnold credits Brock Purdy during his intro presser with Seattle for helping him “unlock” his development as a quarterback: <a href="https://t.co/5M3B7AInNH">pic.twitter.com/5M3B7AInNH</a></p><p>— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) <a href="https://twitter.com/akashanav/status/1900355087316508940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For NFL fans who weren’t around in 2018, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-draft-profile-sam-darnold-3rd-overall-2018-nfl-draft-jets">Darnold was the No. 3 overall pick</a> to the Jets behind only Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley.</p><p>However, Darnold’s first stop in his NFL career didn’t go as planned, as his combined record over his first three seasons with the Jets was 13-25.</p><p>Now, that’s not all his fault, as he was alongside the commonly clowned-on head coach: Adam Gase.</p><p>Gase didn’t really crack out in the NFL, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-new-york-fires-head-coach-adam-gase">he would be fired after the 2020 season</a>, ending his head coaching career.</p><p>Darnold on the other hand continued working on his craft, spending two seasons with the Panthers alongside Cam Newton and Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in his draft class.</p><p>In those two seasons, Darnold didn’t prove he was a starting quarterback yet. This caused him to take a backup spot with the 49ers under Purdy, leading to the former No. 3 overall pick in 2018 reviving his career as a 26-year-old.</p><p>He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-ink-sam-darnold-10-million-deal-kirk-cousins-falcons-move">signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024</a> under head coach Kevin O’Connell, but there wasn’t a strong belief that Darnold would play much.</p><p>However, after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-injury-timeline">Vikings’ rookie quarterback suffered a season-ending injury</a> in Minnesota’s preseason finale, Darnold was called upon, and he delivered.</p><p>Leading the Vikings to a 14-3 record, the now Seahawks quarterback lit up the league, passing for over 4,000 yards for the first time in his NFL career.</p><p>Now, as Sam Darnold looks to lead the Seahawks similarly in 2025, he looks back on the teachings of Brock Purdy as a strong reason why he’s able to succeed at the quarterback position once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-free-agency-moves-most-disaster-potential');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL free agency moves with the most disaster potential');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NFL-free-agency-moves-with-the-most-disaster-potential.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL free agency moves with the most disaster potential</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T11:55:19-07:00">March 16th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T11:55:19-07:00">March 16th, 11:55am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Broncos</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NFL free agency is all about high risk with high reward. It is the perfect time to build your roster, but teams also usually have to overpay for players on the open market, as they are bidding against every team in the league. These <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/how-nfc-north-winning-2025-nfl-free-agency-packers-arent">moves could pay off</a>, but they are risky because of the significant financial investment and lack of guarantee that a player will work in a new system. Free agent signees could end up busting out and not living up to the contracts that they signed, so here are the moves from this offseason with the most disaster potential.</p><h2><b>Milton Williams, New England Patriots</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/patriots-news-milton-williams-180-spurns-panthers-104-million-contract-new-england">Milton Williams signed a deal</a> totaling more money than any other free agent this offseason. His contract with the New England Patriots totals $104 million. That is a lot of money for someone who is somewhat unproven. The defensive tackle played four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, but he only started 19 total games.</p><p>His hefty contract is likely a result of winning Super Bowl 59. Had he have been on a different team and put up similar production, there is no way he’d get a nine-figure contract. Williams did shine in limited time on the field, but he was glued to the bench more often than not, as the Eagles had first-round investments in Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter. Williams only has <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillMi08.htm" rel="noopener">132 total tackles and 11.5 sacks</a> in his four-year career.</p><p>This is the ultimate high-risk, high-reward signing. Williams does have loads of potential, but if he doesn’t become the star that the Patriots think he can become, than the team is tied to a player with a bigger contract than anybody else earned during this free agent period.</p><h2><b>Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-5.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The next biggest contract went to Sam Darnold, which makes sense, considering quarterbacks go for a pretty penny in the NFL. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks</a> after the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-why-seattles-geno-smith-trade-is-being-universally-panned">traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders.</a></p><p>This is a risky deal that could blow up in the Seahawks face because Darnold really only has one season of high-quality NFL football to his name. Prior to his last season with the Minnesota Vikings, Darnold looked like a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/ranking-biggest-nfl-draft-busts-last-10-years-zach-wilson"> massive draft bust</a>. The New York Jets originally picked him third overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, but he failed drastically during his tenure as the starting quarterback with the team (and with the Carolina Panthers).</p><p>Darnold broke out in a big way during his lone season in Minnesota, as the quarterback was named to the Pro Bowl after throwing for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns. It is fair to wonder if this was a one-hit-wonder situation, though. Darnold had the perfect context to thrive, as his head coach, Kevin O’Connell, is an offensive genius. Darnold also had the best receiver in the NFL to throw to in Justin Jefferson.</p><p>The Vikings let Darnold walk for a reason, so there is a chance he reverts back to his old ways in Seattle. The Seahawks are committed to the quarterback for the long run, but it isn’t set in stone that he is a franchise-level signal-caller.</p><h2><b>Morgan Moses, New England Patriots</b></h2><p>Morgan Moses was one of the best tackles in football during his time with the Washington Commanders. He has become somewhat of a journeyman since surpassing age 30, though. Moses played for the New York Jets in 2021 before he was on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster for two season. Then, he went back to New York last season.</p><p>Moses is now 34 years old, and while he has been reliable, handing him a three-year contract is a risky proposition. That is exactly what the Patriots did. The team handed out a lot of money during NFL free agency (in addition to the two players on this list, they also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/biggest-overpays-start-nfl-free-agency">overpaid for Carlton Davis</a>). Moses’ best days are in the rearview mirror, and he will be pushing 40 by the time his contract with the Patriots expires. Few players thrive in their mid-to-upper 30s in the NFL, so it is a risky proposition to rely on an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-adding-drake-maye-protector-morgan-moses-24m-deal">aging veteran to protect Drake Maye.</a></p><h2><b>Chase Young, New Orleans Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chase-Young-1.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chase Young was the second overall pick in 2020, but he never quite lived up to his pre-draft billing. The defensive end has become somewhat of a journeyman, as he has played for three different teams over the last two seasons. He is a solid player, but he hasn’t become a great player.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-bring-back-chase-young-on-shocking-51-million-deal">New Orleans Saints paid him like a megastar, though, as they gave him a $51 million deal</a>. Young is still only 25 years old, but he has never had more than 7.5 sacks in a season. His production was underwhelming with the Saints last season, and it is fair to question if the Ohio State product can live up to this contract. It seems as though the Saints are paying Young more for what he can become than what he is.</p><h2><b>Dre Greenlaw, Denver Broncos</b></h2><p>Paying players with injuries red flags is risky. Dre Greenlaw looked like one of the best linebackers in the NFL before getting hurt, but he suffered a torn achilles in Super Bowl 58. The injury held Greenlaw out for almost the entire 2024 season, and he didn’t look like the same player when he returned for the final two games of the San Francisco 49ers season.</p><p>If Greenlaw returns to form, then the Denver Broncos got a steal. However, achilles injuries are viewed at as the hardest to effectively come back from, so the player who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/denver-broncos/broncos-bolster-defense-signing-star-linebacker-35m-deal">signed for $35 million over three years</a> may never look like the star he once was again. That makes his NFL free agency signing one of the moves with the most disaster potential.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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