The NFL has seen salaries for players at various positions explode over the past few years. This, of course, is not a bad thing as it speaks to the success of the league as a whole.
Most of the NFL mock drafts focus on the early rounds, but there are still many prominent college players who will hear their names called later. These are just some of the big names that could hear their names in the later rounds.
Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba recently said he expects to become the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL. He got his wish with a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that includes $120 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports on Monday.
The Seattle Seahawks showed wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba the money. Smith-Njigba, fresh off winning a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, has agreed to a staggering 4-year, $168.6 million contract extension with Seattle, according to multiple reports on Monday.
The Seattle Seahawks have seen some major losses in free agency following their Super Bowl victory. After seeing names like running back Kenneth Walker III, edge rusher Boye Mafe, and cornerback Riq Woolen all leave, the team decided to re-sign a significant part of the franchise.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The Seattle Seahawks opened the wallet for wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, agreeing to a four-year, $168.6 million deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has not needed to wait long to secure his Seahawks extension. The reigning Offensive Player of the Year agreed to terms with Seattle on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Seahawks are signing WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a four-year, $168.6 million extension. Schefter adds the deal includes over $120 million in guaranteed money in a contract that will make the reigning Offensive Player of the Year the highest-paid receiver in league history.
The Seattle Seahawks delivered a significant free-agency boost by re-signing wide receiver Cody White, who is returning from a season-ending groin injury that caused him to miss the 2025 playoffs.
SEATTLE — The Super Bowl LX confetti just finished settling on the turf, but the Seattle Seahawks refuse to hit the brakes. On Friday, the front office executed the easiest, most aggressive move of the 2026 offseason.
The Seattle Seahawks are doing their best to try and take care of their own this offseason. They have re-signed several free agents from last year's Super Bowl roster.
To no surprise, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon each had their fifth-year options exercised by the Seahawks recently. That ensures both stalwarts will remain in place through 2027.
The Seattle Seahawks went through a couple of changes during the 2026 NFL offseason. Fresh off a Super Bowl 60 win, the NFC West franchise remains a strong favorite to win it all again next season, but they could get even better, especially on defense.
The Seattle Seahawks are supposed to be picking three times in the first three rounds of the NFL draft. With the Nos. 32, 64 and 96 overall picks, the Seahawks can add some top-tier talent at the end of each round.
The NFL offseason is usually a stressful, anxiety-inducing time for football fans. You spend months watching your favorite team carefully build a championship roster, only to watch free agency and salary cap gymnastics threaten to tear it all apart.
One of the more feel-good moments to come from this year’s NFL playoffs came from witnessing Cooper Kupp score the game-sealing touchdown against his former team, the Los Angeles Rams, just a few months after the franchise had privately asked him to retire before then attempting to sabotage his free agency window.
According to Field Yates, the Jaguars are signing Seahawks’ restricted free agent WR Jake Bobo to an offer sheet on Friday. Seattle used the original round tender for $3.5 million and has the right of first refusal on an offer sheet.
During a Thursday appearance on Seattle Sports 710, Schneider addressed his handling of a situation that involved adding free-agent Emanuel Wilson to a backfield occupied by former undrafted free agent George Holani, 2023 seventh-round draft pick Kenny McIntosh and injured ball-carrier Zach Charbonnet.
The Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl in Sam Darnold’s very first season with the team instantly reframed one of the most scrutinized quarterback careers of the past decade.