Seahawks could save money by cutting Chris Carson post-June 1st

Since Pete Carroll and John Schneider arrived in Seattle, the Seahawks have seemed like a team that cares about its players. But Chris Carson might need to be cut.

And this is no disrespect to Carson. He has literally given his body to be as successful as he could be in the NFL. But he is also dealing with a neck issue that is likely never to go away. Even if he can play, it might not be much in 2022.

Plus, let’s be real, the NFL is a money-making machine. And if Carson can’t play this coming season, the Seahawks paying him his full contract would only be the nice thing to do. There is nothing wrong with that as a human being. But NFL teams are a business and not a living thing.

Seahawks releasing Chris Carson might be right thing to do

Releasing Carson after June 1st would save the Seahawks $4.6 million and this would leave Seattle with only $1 million in dead. Cutting Carson wouldn’t have made sense prior to June 1st as Seattle would have had to eat a lot more money. Carson no matter if he is able to play or not in 2022 is probably going to be the third back in Seattle’s rotation after Rashaad Penny and Ken Walker.

Paying Carson $5.6 million total doesn’t make much sense anyway since he isn’t going to be the lead back. Releasing Carson and then trying to re-sign him – if Seattle thinks Carson will play – might be a better plan than paying Carson $5.6 million straight up.

But at this point, there isn’t any reason not to release Carson as early as Thursday. I like Carson as a player and he was a steal as a seventh-round choice, but everything the Seahawks have implied this offseason is that Carson won’t play in 2022. This makes releasing him the right thing to do.