The Seattle Seahawks lost one of their key players in free agency when the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a deal with Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III on a three-year, $43.05 million contract.
The Seattle Seahawks are in the midst of the league's legal tampering period for free agency before the official league year begins. Here are some winners and losers from the first day of free agency: Shaheed was able to get the deal he is looking for, making $17 million per season for the next three years.
The Seattle Seahawks indeed brought back a playoff hero. And they retained a key defensive player. But the Seahawks highlighted the biggest losers of Day 1 of 2026 NFL free agency.
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Day one of the NFL’s Legal Tampering says a lot about the team’s goal to get better or figure out what they are accomplishing. For the Seattle Seahawks, their goal was to retain as many of their free agents that helped them win a Super Bowl title.
The Seahawks didn’t make headlines when they pulled Chazz Surratt off injured reserve the week of Super Bowl LX. No splashy trade, no big‑name comeback—just a depth linebacker three other teams had already moved on from.
Right now, the Seattle Seahawks are probably feeling good about their 2026 roster in most areas. After yesterday, they’re at least moderately loaded up at the cornerback position, and wide receiver seems to be more or less handled.
The Seattle Seahawks will not repeat as Super Bowl champions, if you listen to talk from some experts just after only one day of the NFL’s legal tampering.
NEW YORK — The 2026 NFL free agency window blew wide open at noon Monday, and the aftershocks are already shaking the league. The legal tampering period kicked off with a massive strike: Super Bowl LX MVP Kenneth Walker III agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Seattle Seahawks have been looking to keep some of their key players this offseason after winning the Super Bowl. The team has already seen running back Kenneth Walker III leave and sign with the Kansas City Chiefs, but the team was able to keep one of its key offensive players.
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The Seattle Seahawks were never going to be able to keep all seven of their top unrestricted 2026 free agents. Even with more than $55 million of cap space, Monday's legal tampering period proved the price of players like running back Kenneth Walker III, safety Coby Bryant and edge rusher Boye Mafe was too high.
On a day that saw NFL rivals poach several key contributors from their Super Bowl roster, the Seattle Seahawks made a big commitment to retain explosive playmaker Rashid Shaheed.
Rashid Shaheed is sticking in Seattle. The midseason acquisition is re-signing with the Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The speedy receiver is signing a three-year, $51MM deal, per Schefter.
It's already been a whirlwind free agency period for the Seattle Seahawks, retaining a few key players while also losing three in just the first few hours of the legal tampering period on Monday.
Losing Coby Bryant to the Bears during today’s frenzied transaction spree, the Seahawks also have Riq Woolen unattached from their Super Bowl secondary.
Reigning Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker is leaving the Seattle Seahawks to join another championship-winning organization. Walker is signing a three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple reports.