The Seahawks have locked up Tyler Lockett for the long haul. On Wednesday, the two sides agreed to a four-year, $69.2MM extension (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). The deal includes $37MM in guaranteed cash and likely tamps down his scheduled $14.95MM cap hit for 2021. 
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Lockett, 28, came to Seattle as a third-round pick in 2015. Ever since, he’s greatly outperformed his draft position with solid work out of the slot. Across the last six years, he has 376 grabs, 4,892 yards, and 37 touchdowns to his credit. He’s also coming off of a career-best 100 receptions (for 1,054 yards and ten touchdowns), though his 10.5 yards per catch average left much to be desired. Before 2020, Lockett was averaging 13.9 ypc, bolstered by his near 17-yard average in 2018.
Despite questionable depth at wide receiver, the Seahawks abstained from this year’s best available options. This new deal underscores their confidence in Lockett — not just for this year, but for many seasons to follow. For now, the Seahawks are set to enter 2021 with Lockett and D.K. Metcalf leading the charge with support from Freddie Swain, Cody Thompson, John Ursua, Darvin Kidsy, Aaron Fuller, and Penny Hart.
In addition to Lockett, the Seahawks have also re-upped guard Gabe Jackson with a three-year, $22.58MM extension. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, they moved on from defensive tackle Jarran Reed. With the 28-year-old out of the picture, their DL group will feature Kerry Hyder, Benson Mayowa, Carlos Dunlap, Poona Ford, and old pal Al Woods.
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Excellent work. I’d imagine that the cap hit this year is much lower and the majority of the guarantees are in the first two years of the extension.
Dude can tip toe the sidelines like C Carter back in the day. Glad he got paid.
It is a art. Couldn’t agree more.
Good move. As much as NFL fans seem to hate him, I very much hope Adams is next.
They have to reup Adams or it will go down as the dumbest trade they made. Unless they trade him and recoup their picks. How about him and Wilson to Jax for their first round pick.
I honestly don’t think that’s a terrible idea. But I don’t think you can trade a franchise QB while you aren’t in control of your next first round draft pick. Even with a top pick like Trevor Lawerence, the odds are higher they end up with a top 15 draft pick than bottom 15 compared to still having Wilson and Adams.
I think Wilson would like that idea…..but he did have Bears on his list.
I mean not like that idea.
Been my favorite Hawk for many years now…good to see him staying longer.
Hope they checked with Russ first
I’m not a Seahawks fan, but this guy is a ton of fun to watch. He’s extremely underrated and good on Seattle for keeping him around. Good move.