Tight up against the cap after signing their latest rookie draft class, the Seahawks opened up more than $7 million in room by restructuring Dre'Mont Jones' current deal.
, the Seahawks turned $9.875 million of Jones' 2024 base salary into a signing bonus, creating more than $7 million in salary cap relief for the upcoming season by lowering his cap hit to $10.77 million. In a rare move by general manager John Schneider, the team also tacked on two void years at the end of the contract which hold $4.9 million cap charges for 2026 and 2027.
Signed by the Seahawks in March 2023, Schneider handed Jones a three-year, $52 million contract, expecting the former Ohio State standout to arrive as an immediate difference maker for the defense. While he did rank in the top 25 among defensive linemen with 43 pressures last season, per Pro Football Focus charting, he only pitched in 4.5 sacks and didn't provide the type of impact expected of a player earning more than $15 million per year.
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