Nick Bellore
Cap hit: $2,750,000
Cap savings: $2,150,000
Unrestricted free agent: 2023
I don’t want Nick Bellore to not be a part of the Seahawks. He is a great teammate and the kind of player that can be the glue that holds the rest of the team together. But he is a very good special teamer in his own right and made the Pro Bowl in 2020.
But saving $2.15 million is a chunk of change. That could go toward partially bringing in a top edge rusher. Not that a top edge rusher, like Chandler Jones, is going to sign for just $2.15 million but if Seattle wants to pay Jones $15 million and has $13 million to spend then the Seahawks are going to have to find some money in other ways.
And that’s the issue with Bellore: There is nothing wrong with the player at all but his contract is a bit heavy for what Bellore does. Bellore is listed as a fullback but rarely plays that position. He is strictly a special teams player on the field and Seattle could get another special teamer to contribute quite a bit for less money. My hope is that Bellore simply restructures his contract, gets an extension at the same time, and stays in Seattle.