For the second year in a row, the Seattle Seahawks acquired a defensive lineman at the trade deadline, though the end result is shaping up to be very different.
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams is coming off arguably the best season of his career in 2024. At 30 years old, Williams didn't show an ounce of his age in his 10th NFL season.
Apparently a big man running 90 yards for a pick-6 isn’t one of the top defensive plays of the NFL season. Leonard Williams had a tremendous first full season with the Seattle Seahawks.
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The Seahawks restructured Leonard Williams’ contract, but that’s not the only lever Seattle can pull to open up salary cap space. The Seattle Seahawks restructured Leonard Williams’ contract to free up some cap space.
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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.
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.
With the new league year approaching, teams on currently on pace to be over the 2025 salary cap have work to do on the cost-cutting front. The Seahawks are among them, and they have manufactured some breathing room through simple means.
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
Little gets the crowd going quite like a big-man interception, and the Seattle Seahawks had one of the most memorable ones in recent memory. Early on in their Week 13 clash against the New York Jets, the Seahawks trailed 21-7 and were on the verge of going down by three scores.
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Despite originally being snubbed, Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams is headed to the 2025 Pro Bowl as part of the NFC roster. Williams was originally named an alternate when the initial rosters were released in early January.
It’s been just over two weeks since the Seattle Seahawks concluded their 2024 season. Even though it missed the playoffs, Seattle had multiple players worthy of recognition on a franchise level.
The Seahawks were completely left off of the All-Pro first- and second-team. The Associated Press has submitted its NFL All-Pro first- and second-teams for the 2024 season, and there is not a single Seattle Seahawks player to be found.
Although he was snubbed of many season-long accolades, Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December/January.
Mike Williams didn't get any weeks off during the 2024 season. The veteran wide receiver started the campaign with the New York Jets before getting sent to the Pittsburgh Steelers before the Nov.
After the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl rosters were released, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams was not happy to see his name excluded from the list.
Considering the diminished value of the Pro Bowl over the past decade and change, including scrapping the full padded all-star game in 2022, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams has tried to exercise indifference after being passed over in voting year after year.
The Seattle Seahawks battled back from down two touchdowns early to defeat the New York Jets in Week 13. A big reason for their win was the incredible performance from Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
Since breaking into the NFL as a top-10 pick in 2015, despite tallying nearly 550 tackles and 50 sacks in his career, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams has somehow never been selected to an All-Pro team in 11 seasons.
The Seattle Seahawks have had a great start to the 2024 NFL season. Seattle started with three straight wins before losing in a shootout against Detroit on Monday Night Football.
The Seattle Seahawks could have issues creating a push against the pass with two of their key defensive players currently working through injury concerns.
After back-to-back 9-8 seasons the Seattle Seahawks are starting a new era this year with head coach Mike Macdonald taking over. He figures to be one of the most important people in the organization as it tries to get back to the playoffs in a tough NFC West, but he is not the only person who is going to matter this season.
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The Seahawks focused internally as the NFL's free-agent frenzy got underway, but that doesn't mean they weren't effective.
Negotiations between the Seahawks and Leonard Williams will produce an agreement. Although the Giants footed most of the interior D-lineman’s bill last year, the Seahawks are still prepared to pay up to keep the 2023 trade acquisition.
NFL free agency is close to being underway, and there are some big names who are set to hit the open market. Among them is star defensive lineman Leonard Williams, who could be set to cash in on a big money deal this offseason after another strong campaign in 2023.
Seahawks GM John Schneider said on SeattleSports Thursday that they’re currently in negotiations with free agent DL Leonard Williams and his representative regarding an extension. “He played great.
Leonard Williams‘ Giants tenure came to an end at the 2023 trade deadline, and he had a productive audition period with the Seahawks to close out the campaign.
The Seahawks were one of the teams that made a significant addition at the trade deadline, acquiring Leonard Williams from the Giants. He is set to become a free agent, but talks on a Seattle deal will take place.
With hopes of making a playoff push for the second consecutive season, the Seattle Seahawks made a midseason move ahead of the trade deadline, acquiring defensive tackle Leonard Williams from the New York Giants in exchange for a 2024 2nd-round pick and a 2025 5th-round pick.
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