When the ultimate whistle sounds of the Week 18 showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, it’s going to mark the start of the primary full offseason for Mike Macdonald as head coach. There’ll, undoubtedly be a number of important questions that must be answered, because the crew might want to come into compliance with the wage cap, whereas additionally addressing holes on the roster.
One query that many followers have assumed would reply itself is concerning tenth 12 months veteran vast receiver Tyler Lockett, with believing that Lockett would seemingly retire after this season. Nevertheless, in talking with the press Wednesday, Lockett addressed the 2025 season, and it seems that, not less than for now, retirement is just not his most popular choice.
Lockett would rely $30.895M in opposition to the wage cap underneath his present contract, of which $13.895M can be lifeless cash that might keep on the crew cap if Lockett is traded or launched. The opposite $17M is made up of a $10M base wage, a $5.3M roster bonus due in March and $1.7M in per recreation roster bonuses for every recreation for which he’s energetic throughout the 2025 season.
So, now begins the hypothesis on whether or not there is likely to be some type of reworked contract that might be engaging sufficient to each side to maintain Lockett in Seattle in 2025, or if followers may see him end out his profession with one other franchise, as has been the case with different Seahawks legends, together with the likes of Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner.
