The primary draft choose from the Russell Wilson commerce has simply develop into the primary Seahawks draft choose to have his fifth-year choice picked up.
Simply days earlier than the deadline, the Seahawks have exercised beginning left sort out Charles Cross’ fifth-year choice, which is valued at a completely assured $17,560,000. NFL insider Ian Rapoport had the information on Monday.
For the reason that fifth-year choice was launched for first-round picks again in 2011, that is the primary time the Seahawks have picked up a fifth-year choice for any of their draftees. They did train Noah Fant’s choice in 2022, however clearly he was drafted by the Denver Broncos. None of James Carpenter, Bruce Irvin, Germain Ifedi, Rashaad Penny, L.J. Collier, or Jordan Brooks had their choices train and none of them stayed past their respective rookie offers.
Even when you widened the scope past fifth-year choices for first-round picks, the Seahawks below John Schneider have seldom paid their offensive line draftees outdoors of their first contracts. Of Schneider’s OL picks, solely Justin Britt has ever obtained a contract extension whereas on his rookie deal.
The Seattle Seahawks invested within the offensive line early throughout this yr’s NFL Draft with the choice of Gray Zabel, and now they’re preserving Charles Cross below contract by means of 2026. Nothing is stopping them from nonetheless giving him an extension; this simply means he’s not going to be an impending free agent on the finish of this season.
One solution to put money into the offensive line? Hold your good gamers. These previous few days really feel refreshingly completely different on that entrance.
