The Seattle Seahawks officially re-signed wide receiver Jake Bobo on Tuesday.
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The team’s official announcement came one day after it was reported that the Seahawks were matching the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offer sheet to retain the 27-year-old restricted free agent. Bobo’s new contract with Seattle is a two-year, $5.5 million deal that could be worth up to $7 million, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
The Seahawks initially placed a right-of-first-refusal tender on Bobo on March 11, which gave them the right to match any offer sheet he signed with another team. The Jaguars then signed Bobo to an offer sheet this past Friday, giving the Seahawks five days to match the offer. If Seattle didn’t, it would have lost Bobo without receiving any draft pick compensation.
General manager John Schneider and the Seahawks ultimately decided to match the offer, keeping #MoreBobo in Seattle.
“This is everything you want coming into the league,” Bobo told Seahawks.com. “I love this organization. This organization gave me a shot in the NFL. I owe my career to this organization, so to be able to stay here and build on what we’ve already built, it means a whole lot for (general manager) John (Schneider) and the guys upstairs to put some trust in me to help this organization.”
“I didn’t want to go anywhere else. Obviously, it looked like there was a shot I was going to end up in Jacksonville, but in the back of my mind, I was hoping the guys upstairs would make something happen, and they did. I was incredibly thankful for that. I knew where I wanted to be, I knew where home was, and I’m definitely glad it worked out.”
As an undrafted rookie out of UCLA, the 6-foot-4 Bobo was an underdog story who made the Seahawks’ roster out of training camp in 2023 and caught a touchdown pass in his third NFL game. He served as the team’s fourth wide receiver in both 2023 and 2024, totaling 303 receiving yards and three touchdown catches over that span, while also contributing as a special teams mainstay.
This past season, Bobo saw his playing time decrease. He had just two catches for 20 yards during the regular season, while logging just 117 offensive snaps in 11 games. He missed three games due to injuries and was a healthy scratch for another three games.
However, Bobo came up big during the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run, hauling in a 17-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter of Seattle’s 31-27 NFC Championship game win over the Los Angeles Rams.
“When you think about this organization, who the guys are in the locker room, who the staff is upstairs, all of that (playing time/role) comes secondary to what’s really important, which is, I want to play for this organization, this city, and the guys in the locker room,” Bobo said.
“When I’m making a decision, that’s where I start, that’s what’s important. If you’re giving me the choice, I’m choosing this place 10 out of 10 times.”
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Seahawks make 3 other signings official
On Monday, the Seahawks officially re-signed long snapper Chris Stoll. And on Tuesday, the Seahawks re-signed cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles and signed safety D’Anthony Bell.
All three players reportedly agreed to deals with the Seahawks earlier this month. Bell and Jean-Charles reportedly signed one-year deals, while Stoll reportedly signed a two-year deal.
Bell, 29, appeared in 14 games for Seattle this past season, with most of his playing time coming on special teams. He recorded 0.5 sacks, one tackle for loss, 15 tackles and a blocked punt. Bell’s 251 special teams snaps were the fourth-most on the team. He also 96 snaps on defense, including season-high 42 in a Week 12 win over the Tennessee Titans.
The Seahawks waived Bell after Week 17 with the intention to re-sign him to their practice squad, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson, but he was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. After being waived by the Panthers a few weeks later, Bell ultimately returned to Seattle, citing the team’s culture as a primary factor.
“It’s just the culture that they built here,” Bell told Seahawks.com. “From when I first signed it was like a family culture, and everybody wanted to win, and I love to win.”
Jean-Charles, 27, spent the entire 2025 season on Seattle’s practice squad after appearing in 37 games with three other teams over the previous four seasons.
“It’s a great organization, a great group of guys, and it just feels like a second home for me,” Jean-Charles said.
Stoll, 27, has been the Seahawks’ long snapper for every game of the past three seasons.
“So happy to be back,” Stoll said. “Obviously, we had a great run last season and we’re hoping to do the same thing (this) year.”
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