Less than 24 hours into the negotiating period for players who are set to become unrestricted free agents, we watched as a number of high profile players agreed to deals and are set to be signed at the beginning of the NFL’s new league year.
Among the top earners for the Seattle Seahawks who are hitting the market this week, Earl Thomas, K.J. Wright, Shamar Stephen, Sebastian Janikowski and J.R. Sweezy took up approximately $24 million in cap space on the Seahawks roster in 2018, which accounts for almost all of the money Seattle will have available to spend in free agency after placing the franchise tag on Frank Clark.