The Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl-winning roster is the ultimate melting pot. From former first-round picks to undrafted free agents, GM John Schneider deserves the hat tip of all hat tips for putting his magnum opus together. Now, it's all about making sure those unsung heroes don't go anywhere.
Josh Jobe arrived in Seattle in 2024 as a former undrafted free agent who struggled to keep up. The Seahawks signed him to the practice squad as a depth piece with no apparent upside or clear path to the 53-man roster.
Fast forward to Super Bowl LX, and with another strong performance this season and especially in the biggest game of his career, he's made it pretty clear that there's no way the team can afford to let him go.
The Seattle Seahawks need to pay Josh Jobe
Jobe made the most of his opportunities when injuries led him to the field in 2024. He got a call-up in Week 7 and started six of the team's final ten games, earning a one-year, $1.2 million deal to return this season.
According to Spotrac, his market value has now skyrocketed to $9.7 million a year, with his next contract projected at three years and $29.2 million. Per Over The Cap, the Seahawks will have the sixth-most available cap space in the league this offseason at roughly $72 million, so they can certainly afford to bring him back.
Jobe was everywhere in the win over the New England Patriots. He capped off the season with six tackles (five solo) and several timely hits to help shut down Drake Maye and Josh McDaniels' passing game. Things got heated between him and Stefon Diggs, but the Patriots star finished the game with two receptions for 31 yards.
All in all, Jobe made 16 appearances (15 starts) in the regular season, giving up just 45 catches on 91 targets (49.5 completion percentage) for 517 yards. While he did give up four touchdowns, opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of just 77.0 when targeting him, and he held his opposition to 11.5 yards per reception, the lowest mark of his career.
Jobe went from being an afterthought to a pillar of the best defense in the game and a key contributor to a Super Bowl ring. He's just 27 years old, and with all that cash to spend, there's simply no way John Schneider should hesitate to bring him back.