The Seattle Seahawks completed voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) last Friday and will have mandatory minicamp from Tuesday, June 11, to Thursday, June 13. Once minicamp finishes, they will have a month and a half off before training camp begins.
One of the more under-the-radar headlines surrounding the Seahawks’ defense is the number of defensive linemen they will keep on their 53-man roster.
The Seattle Seahawks defensive line room is up for grabs
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Leonard Williams, Jarran Reed, Dre’Mont Jones, and Byron Murphy II are a lock for the roster, while the last spot/s are up for grabs. Notable players who will compete for a roster spot include Johnathan Hankins, Mike Morris, and Cameron Young, to name a few.
The Seahawks reworked the contract of their veteran defensive lineman.
The Seahawks reworked the contract of their defensive lineman
![REPORT: The Seattle Seahawks Reworked the Contract of their Former 2nd-Round Pick 2 Seattle Seahawks, Jarran Reed](https://gridironheroics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/USATSI_21736282.webp)
According to Brady Henderson of ESPN, the Seahawks reworked Jarran Reed’s contract by converting $530K of his incentives into his base salary.
The Seahawks tweaked DT Jarran Reed’s contract, per source. I’ll post the full details after practice, but they essentially took $530K he could’ve made via incentives this year and made it part of the base value. The max value remains the same, and it’s all non-guaranteed.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) June 11, 2024
As a result, his base salary rose from $3.96 million to $3.98 million, his cap hit rose from $6.34 million to $6.47 million, and his incentives dropped from $900K to $370K for 2024.
Also, he still has his original $510K in per-game bonuses tied to being on the active roster for each game. Finally, he can earn up to $370K in incentives for performance escalators as follows:
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- $185K with eight or more sacks.
- $370K with ten or more sacks.
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Reed reunited with the Seahawks in 2023.
Jarran Reed signed a 2-year contract during the 2023 offseason
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After spending the 2021 and the 2022 seasons away from Seattle, Reed reunited with the Seahawks during the 2023 offseason, signing a 2-year contract worth up to $10.8 million.
Reed had a solid 2023 season, playing 16 games and starting 16. He recorded 54 tackles, seven TFLs, six hits, seven sacks, 43 pressures, 30 hurries, and a 63.5 PFF grade. He posted a 53.0 run defense grade and a 70.8 pass rush grade per PFF.