Seattle Seahawks
WorkableSeattle Seahawks are carrying $8.4M in dead money this year — cap already spent on players no longer on the roster. They project $31.6M of room in 2027. The decisions that shape it: Sam Darnold ($44.9M), Leonard Williams ($23.1M), Charles Cross ($23.0M) top the 2027 book.
Cap trajectory
Projected space, next three years
2026+$3.1M
$311.3M committed
2027+$31.6M
$295.4M committed
2028+$133.6M
$218.4M committed
Space is OTC's projection against a projected future cap. Negative = over the line before any new signings.
Decision watch-list
Biggest 2027 cap hits
| Sam Darnold | $44.9M |
| Leonard Williams | $23.1M |
| Charles Cross | $23.0M |
| Cooper Kupp | $18.0M |
| Abraham Lucas | $16.8M |
| Rashid Shaheed | $16.5M |
Ranked by cap hit — the contracts that drive the restructure-or-cut call. Per-player cut-savings math isn't modeled yet.