Seahawks, CB Devon Witherspoon agree to 4-year, $132 million deal, AP source says
- The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Devon Witherspoon have agreed to a four-year, $132 million contract extension, according to a person with knowledge of the deal cited by The Associated Press.
- The deal includes $101 million guaranteed and would make Witherspoon the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, though it had not yet been finalized at the time of the report.
- Seattle exercised Witherspoon's fifth-year option on March 26 before moving ahead with the long-term extension on the same day the team opened preseason play against the Dallas Cowboys.
- Witherspoon, 25, was selected by Seattle with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
- He has been a Pro Bowl selection in each of his three seasons with the Seahawks and has also earned second-team All-Pro honors.
- In 43 regular-season games, Witherspoon has recorded 249 tackles, 32 passes defended, 16 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two interceptions.
The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a four-year contract extension with cornerback Devon Witherspoon worth $132 million, including $101 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press. The report said the agreement had not yet been finalized.
If completed, the deal would make Witherspoon the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. Seattle had already exercised his fifth-year option on March 26 before moving to the long-term extension on the same day the team opened preseason play against the Dallas Cowboys.
Witherspoon, 25, was selected No. 5 overall by Seattle in the 2023 draft. He has been a Pro Bowl selection in each of his three seasons with the Seahawks and earned second-team All-Pro honors.
In 43 regular-season games, Witherspoon has totaled 249 tackles, 32 passes defended, 16 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two interceptions. The AP report also said he appeared in all three of Seattle's playoff games during the team's Super Bowl run last season.
海鹰队与角卫德文·威瑟斯庞达成4年1.32亿美元续约协议
据一位向美联社透露消息的知情人士称，西雅图海鹰队已与角卫德文·威瑟斯庞达成一份4年1.32亿美元的续约合同，其中1.01亿美元有保障。报道同时指出，这份合同在消息发布时尚未最终完成。
如果协议最终生效，威瑟斯庞将成为NFL薪资最高的角卫。海鹰队此前已在3月26日执行他的第五年选项，随后又在球队对阵达拉斯牛仔队开启季前赛的同一天推进这份长期合同。
现年25岁的威瑟斯庞在2023年选秀中以第5顺位被海鹰队选中。自进入联盟以来，他已连续三个赛季入选职业碗，并获得过二阵全明星荣誉。
在43场常规赛中，威瑟斯庞累计贡献249次擒抱、32次破坏传球、16次制造负码数擒抱、4.5次擒杀和2次抄截。美联社报道称，他还参加了球队上赛季季后赛三场比赛中的全部比赛。