The NFL just announced that they will not be making an official salary cap projection for the 2025 season. However, they do estimate that it will fall somewhere between $265-$275 million. What does it mean for the Seattle Seahawks? The short answer is it's not good.
According to the latest projection from Over the Cap, teams will have $272.5 million to spend next year, which falls in the league's estimated window. Assuming that figure is correct, that would put Seattle somewhere around $6 million in the red. Only the Cleveland Browns (-$15.37 million) and the New Orleans Saints (-$62.8 million) are in worse shape right now.
However, the real number is actually even lower for the Seahawks. That official -$6 million doesn't account for what it will cost to sign their 2025 rookie class. If we include that, then Seattle actually has an effective cap space of about -$14.77 million at the moment.
That figure is obviously not ideal, but Seahawks general manager John Schneider has plenty of moves he can make to create more room. To name a few, they can save $25 million by cutting Geno Smith and $17 million more by cutting Tyler Lockett. A contract extension for DK Metcalf could save up to $13.46 million and a restructure for Leonard Williams could free up another $9.37 million.
