The Seattle Seahawks entered today roughly $13 million over the cap and have until March 12 at 3 PM to be salary cap compliant. Seattle will have a busy week, making roster moves left and right to not only be salary cap compliant but also have enough flexibility to retain players and add talent. The Seahawks made a flurry of roster moves today, releasing four players, including their high-paid interior defender/EDGE rusher.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Seahawks released Dre’Mont Jones, along with George Fant, Roy Robertson-Harris, and Rayshawn Jenkins. Cutting Jones will free up $11.572 million ($14.07 million dead cap), and cutting all four frees up $27.25 million in cap space per Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap. Finally, the Seahawks now have roughly $16 million in cap space.
The #Seahawks have released DT Roy Robertson-Harris, Rayshawn Jenkins, George Fant, and Dre’Mont Jones.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 4, 2025
The veteran defender had a rough transition
Dre’Mont Jones had a rough transition, transitioning from interior defensive line to EDGE rusher. Jones recorded 28 tackles, seven TFLs, 13 QB hits, four sacks, one safety, and one forced fumble in 17 games and seven starts, representing 617 (55%) snaps. He played the second most snaps of any EDGE rusher on the Seahawks, behind Derick Hall.
Here’s how they can free up more space
- Extend Geno Smith: $23,796,000
- Cut Tyler Lockett: $17,000,000
- Extend DK Metcalf: $13,464,377
- Cut Noah Fant: $8,910,000
- Cut Uchenna Nwosu: $2,151,666
Total Savings: $65,322,043
