Seahawks, Leonard Williams

How Leonard Williams just cut the Seahawks’ salary-cap task in half, what they may do next
The Pro Bowl defensive linemen gets up-front bonus cash, converts 2025 salary to save Seattle $14 million against the salary cap.
Seahawks restructure Leonard Williams' contract, free up cap space
The Seahawks granted Leonard Williams a three-year, $64.5 million contract last offseason, and he did more than enough in 2024 to show Seattle a significant return on investment. Williams recorded 11 sacks across 16 games, becoming the first Seahawk to have double-digit sacks since 2018. His efforts earned him his second career Pro Bowl nod.
Leonard Williams restructures Seahawks deal
Fitzgerald detailed the Seahawks changed $18,745,000 of Williams’ salary to a bonus. The team also added two void years beyond the contract’s end date of after the 2026 season. That reduced Williams’ salary-cap charge from $29.1 million to $14.06 million for this year.
Seahawks cut salary cap deficit in half with restructure for star defender
The Seattle Seahawks are in a tough spot when it comes to their salary cap situation going into the 2025 offseason. Heading into the Super Bowl, they were around $31 million over the cap in regards to effective cap space for this coming season. Today the team pulled off a move that helped them get much closer to back under the cap.
Seahawks reworked Leonard Williams’ contract. What that means for the salary cap.
The Seattle Seahawks began taking care of some offseason business this week — getting compliant with the salary cap — by restructuring the contract of defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
Report: Seahawks restructure Leonard Williams’ contract
The Seattle Seahawks cleared a large chunk of salary cap space by restructuring star defensive lineman Leonard Williams' contract, according to a report.
Other salary cap moves the Seahawks could make following Leonard Williams restructure
The Seahawks restructured Leonard Williams’ contract, but that’s not the only lever Seattle can pull to open up salary cap space.
Seattle Seahawks can create over $50 million in cap room with 4 moves
The Seattle Seahawks restructured the contract for defensive end Leonard Williams. The move roughly cut their effective salary cap debt in half, going from around $31 million down to $16.7 million over the cap.
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Seahawks Restructuring DL Leonard Williams For $14.1 Million In Cap Space
Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap reports the Seahawks are restructuring DL Leonard Williams‘ contract to open up $14.1 million in cap space. Fitzgerald adds Seattle is converting $18.745 million ...
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