The Seattle Seahawks are in the midst of a fight for the playoffs, but getting there might be a bumpy ride. Part of the issue is how much talent the team lost in free agency this past offseason. The same fate might await general manager John Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald next offseason, too.
Once again, the team will have several key free agents that Seattle must decide whether to re-sign or not. That includes one of the team's top running backs, just as it did last offseason.
Fans don't have to worry about players like Devon Witherspoon or Jaxon Smith-Njigba leaving anytime soon, though. They were signed to extensions before this season and will remain with the Seahawks at least through 2031.
Seattle Seahawks could soon be without these four impending free agents
Zach Charbonnet
Charbonnet hasn't had the raw production of Kenneth Walker when Walker was still in Seattle, but the current Seahawks running back might make the same decision as the new Kansas City Chiefs running back and leave in free agency to be a true RB1 somewhere.
With the Seahawks, he will likely be part of a two-headed attack with Jadarian Price. Maybe Charbonnet doesn't mind that and will stick in Seattle, though 12s might want to keep their fingers crossed. The running back in a lead role might be extremely productive.
Drew Lock
While he has only taken all or the majority of snaps in three games, Lock has shown the ability to not turn the ball over and lead an effective, if unexplosive, offense. This will get the attention of some teams in free agency, who might make an offer to the quarterback that the Seahawks don't feel comfortable matching.
Lock doesn't really have a path to being Seattle's QB1, even though some fans might want that. Sam Darnold will remain the starter, which means Lock would return to the backup role, and he might want to see if he can be a starter elsewhere, just as he did after the 2023 season when he signed with the New York Giants. That didn't work out, but next time might.
Uchenna Nwosu
Nwosu's value has been shown in the games he has missed. In Week 8 against the Chicago Bears, Seattle struggled to succeed at any level at edge rusher. Nwosu is well-rounded, though, and should have been able to get more pressure on Caleb Williams.
He is 30 years old, though, and at some point, the Seahawks will have to get younger at the position. Only Derick Hall is younger than Nwosu in terms of the top of the rotation. Paying Nwosu more than $20 million a season (his cap hit in 2026 is $20,024,454) might be a mistake, unless it's a one-year deal.
Jason Myers
The kicker has held the spot in Seattle since 2019, and he's been very good, but he will also be 36 years old before the 2027 season. The team could look at getting a younger replacement. The risk is that the player might not be as effective as Myers.
He has made 16 of 18 field goal attempts this season, but has made all three beyond 50 yards. He has missed a couple of extra point attempts, however, and that might have a bearing on whether he returns.
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