The Seahawks reached an agreement to re-sign fullback and Super Bowl special teams captain Brady Russell on a two-year contract, the NFL Network reported Thursday morning.
Russell was a restricted free agent who was not tendered by the team and became an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. But it was thought all along that the Seahawks wanted to keep Russell, who has spent the last three years with the team playing fullback and tight end and emerging as the leader of a special teams unit that last year was generally considered among the best in the NFL.
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Russell played fullback and tight end last season, ending the season primarily as a fullback, moving to that spot after a midseason injury to Robbie Ouzts.
It was on special teams where he makes his most impact. He was the game captain for the special teams unit for the Super Bowl.
While the Seahawks do not have official seasonlong captains, he was regarded as essentially the permanent captain for that unit, called as such by several players.
“We have a lot of leaders in the room, but I think every time Brady speaks, people listen,” Love said. “He’s one of those guys.”
Russell, who joined the Seahawks early in the 2023 season after being signed off the practice squad of the Eagles, made $1.030 million last season. A tender would have meant a non-guaranteed salary of at least $3.52 million in 2026.
Russell, who was said to have interest from other teams, will get some security in the form of a two-year deal.
Russell’s new deal means four players who saw time on the Seahawks’ 53-man roster last year and are free agents have yet to sign with them or another team — receivers Cody White and Dareke Young, linebacker Chazz Surratt and defensive lineman Brandon Pili.
Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times who primarily covers the Seahawks but also dabbles in other sports. He has worked at The Times since 2002, reporting on University of Washington Husky football and basketball for his first 10 years at the paper before switching to the Seahawks in 2013.