Seahawks fans should not get excited about Seattle restructuring DK Metcalf's deal

DK Metcalf has had his contract restructured. This is no surprise as the Seattle Seahawks have made a recent history of moving money around with contracts. Seattle moved $11.875 million into a signing bonus and that frees up $9.5 million in cap space. This means Seattle should have north of $20 million in cap room. What does this mean?

Ultimately, nothing. Seattle did the same thing with Jamal Adams last year and the team did not aggressively pursue a free agent that could have helped the team. In essence, Seattle was looking ahead to what the cap room could have been a year ahead with the space created with the Adams restructure.

This is the case with Metcalf as well. Having extra cap space is great, but there is no indication that Seattle will do anything with it. Plus, the move only gives Metcalf more money right now as he gets the signing bonus. He doesn't have to wait to get paid. Making Metcalf happy when he is two years away from hitting free agency is a good thing.

Seattle Seahawks restructuring DK Metcalf's deal is basically meaningless

Seattle does need a right tackle currently if George Fant has to miss time and Abraham Lucas is out for a long time. The truth is that Seattle would not need to create space to sign a free agent right tackle because none of those tackles would be signed at a high level of money. The Metcalf move seems more procedural than anything.

Of course, this could all be moot. Maybe general manager John Schneider has an idea in mind of adding a player he thinks will be impactful. That is the hope, though that does not seem logical. The roster is pretty much set. Plus, Fant and Lucas might not be out forever.

The greater hope is that Metcalf sees that the Seahawks are trying to treat him well before he hits free agency after the 2025 season. Wide receivers are getting contracts of $30 million a year-plus now. Metcalf could leave for the highest bidder in 2026. Let's hope he wants to stay a Seahawk based on getting paid a bit more upfront.

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