**@marrsman.bsky.social asks about the Seahawks' current cap space and how the Seahawks might use it?
A: The Seahawks are indeed one of several teams with a decent amount of cap space available to them, a big reason being that they have a really young roster featuring a lot of players still on (less expensive) rookie contracts. Of the 53 players currently on Seattle's roster, 39 of them are still in their first four years in the league, including 11 rookies. That group includes 26 players drafted by Seattle over the past four seasons, including seven members of the 2022 draft class—Charles Cross, Boye Mafe, Kenneth Walker III, Abraham Lucas, Coby Bryant, Riq Woolen and Dareke Young—which brings us back to the question of how that cap space might get used.
Since draft picks all sign four-year contracts, that means those player are all in the final year of those rookie deals, with the exception of Abraham Lucas, who recently signed a three-year extension, and Charles Cross, who as a first-round pick, has a fifth-year option, which the Seahawks already exercised, locking him up through 2026. General manager and president of football operations John Schneider said, after the Seahawks signed Lucas, that they have been in discussions and will continue to be with other players from that draft class, so more extensions could come during the season, or if not, then after the season before those players can become free agents. Either way, the Seahawks will want to have the cap space to sign some of those players if deals get done.
Another point Schneider often makes is that they see roster building as a year-round process, meaning he wants to have the flexibility to make moves at any time, which includes midseason trades, something he has not been hesitant to do in past years when the right players are available, so that's another potential use for cap space as the year goes along. Then of course, there's always the option to roll that space over to 2026, which could prove beneficial as some more of those young players get more lucrative second contracts.