Seattle Seahawks safety Coby Bryant is hitting free agency for the first time at the best time, and after the Los Angeles Rams re-signed safety Kam Curl on Friday, Bryant likely knows what he can earn when he hits the open market next week.
Curl re-signed for three years and as much as $39 million with $24 million guaranteed. Curl has played two more seasons in the NFL than Bryant, but is exactly two days older than Seattle's defensive back. In other words, the players should have the same amount of playing time left, and therefore, the same relative monetary value.
Each player has their slight advantages, as Curl has been an almost constant starter in his six seasons (four with the Washington Commanders and two with the Rams) while Bryant has only been a full-time starter for the last two years.
Seattle Seahawks safety Coby Bryant likely knows his free agency asking price now
Bryant has better numbers in pass coverage, though, and is also much better at creating turnovers. He has forced seven fumbles and had seven interceptions in four seasons. Curl has picked off five passes, but only two in the last five years. He has forced four fumbles.
12s also know that Bryant turned out to be a perfect fit in head coach Mike Macdonald's system after becoming the starter next to fellow safety Julian Love midway through the 2024 season. Curl might be the same in LA, but Bryant has produced more.
The biggest question as far as the Seahawks are concerned, though, is whether Seattle wants to spend as much as $13 million a season on average on Bryant moving forward. The team recently tendered Ty Okada, who was quite good when subbing in for an injured Love during this past season, and maybe Okada would be the cheaper long-term option than Bryant.
The risk comes with Seattle potentially losing many of its free agents in 2025. Besides Bryant, running back Kenneth Walker, cornerbacks Riq Woolen and Josh Jobe, edge rusher Boye Mafe, and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed are all free agents. The team has $58,081,261 in cap room, sixth-most in the league, but that will go quickly if a few of those free agents are re-signed.
General manager John Schneider would clearly like to bring most, if not all, of them back, but he understands he needs to focus on a couple more than the others. Is Coby Bryant a priority? Seattle Seahawks fans won't know until next week, but everyone can likely assume Bryant's asking price now.