SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 20: Josh Jones #74 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on from the field after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at Lumen Field on October 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesMookie AlexanderThu, March 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC·4 min readIt’s time for NFL free agency and the start of the 2026 league year!
Yes, free agency technically begins on Wednesday, March 11, at 1:00 p.m. PT but the 2025 league year conclusion gives us the “legal tampering period,” which begins at 9:00 a.m. PT on Monday, March 9. “Legal tampering” is when teams can enter contract negotiations with unrestricted free agents. However, any agreed upon deals cannot be processed until the new league year begins, at which point players can come in for physicals and sign their contracts.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Seahawks have big decisions to make regarding the likes of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III, midseason trade acquisition Rashid Shaheed, and defensive backs Riq Woolen, Josh Jobe, and Coby Bryant. Who will stay and who will go? And what will the Seahawks do with their ample salary cap space? John Schneider has been here before in terms of tough free agent decisions after winning a Super Bowl, what will the outcome be this time?
Field Gulls is the place to be for the latest on the Seahawks in free agency, so be sure to check back regularly to this article (and separate standalone articles) for Seattle’s free agency moves, as well as notable news throughout the NFL. You can have your say on the Seahawks’ decisions in the comments section below!
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How much salary cap space do the Seahawks have?
Seattle has $58 million in available cap space, which will of course include money reserved for draft picks next month, but John Schneider has the Seahawks in a position where this year didn’t have the same major trades and cap casualties like the previous offseason.
Retained Seattle Seahawks free agents
LB Drake Thomas – Signed to 2-year, $8 million contract
RB George Holani – Tendered at $1.075 million
S Ty Okada – Tendered at $1.145 million
CB Josh Jobe – Signed to 3-year, $24 million contract
WR Rashid Shaheed – Signed to 3-year, $51 million contract
OL Josh Jones – Signed to 1-year contract
LS Chris Stoll – Signed to 2-year contract
WR Jake Bobo – Tendered at $3.52 million
DB A.J. Finley – Signed to undisclosed contract
Seahawks free agent additions
Seahawks free agent departures
CB Riq Woolen – Signing with Philadelphia Eagles on one-year contract worth up to $15 million
RB Kenneth Walker – Signing with Kansas City Chiefs on three-year, $43.05 million contract
S Coby Bryant – Signing with the Chicago Bears on a three-year, $40 million contract
OLB Boye Mafe – Signing with the Cincinnati Bengals on a three-year, $60 million contract
Unrestricted Seahawks free agents
S Coby Bryant – Signing with the Chicago Bears
CB Josh Jobe – Staying with the Seahawks
CB Riq Woolen – Signing with Philadelphia Eagles
WR Rashid Shaheed – Staying with the Seahawks
LB Boye Mafe – Signing with the Cincinnati Bengals
RB Ken Walker – Signing with Kansas City Chiefs
OL Josh Jones – Staying with the Seahawks
WR Dareke Young
LB Chazz Surratt
Seahawks exclusive rights free agents
N/A (both Ty Okada and George Holani have since been tendered)
Seahawks restricted free agents
WR Jake Bobo – Tendered at $3.52 million
TE Brady Russell – Not tendered, now unrestricted
LS Chris Stoll – Signed two-year deal with Seahawks
DT Brandon Pili – Not tendered, now unrestricted
WR Cody White – Not tendered, now unrestricted
S A.J. Finley – Re-signed with Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks 2026 free agency tracker
Mar. 11 – DB A.J. Finley stays with Seahawks
Mar. 11 – More Bobo! Jake Bobo gets tendered
Mar. 11 – Long snapper Chris Stoll signs a two-year contract to stay in Seattle
Mar. 11 – Josh Jones remains with Seahawks on one-year deal
Mar. 10 – Cornerback Riq Woolen is only getting a 1-year deal from the Philadelphia Eagles, but it still means he’s done in Seattle
Mar. 9 – Staying! Rashid Shaheed signs $51 million contract with Seahawks
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMar. 9 – Boye Mafe is joining the Cincinnati Bengals
Mar. 9 – Hooray! The Seahawks have retained cornerback Josh Jobe
Mar. 9 – Kenneth Walker is going to the Kansas City Chiefs
Mar. 9 – Coby Bryant is going to the Chicago Bears
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