The Seahawks have made plenty of moves this offseason, but the franchise might not be done yet.
As is the case every NFL offseason, rotational or fringe players are cut as "cap casualties," and the Seattle Seahawks could be about to make some moves.
Given the team's salary cap situation, which still leaves the franchise with $34.8 million, it might seem odd to think that Seattle has to move on players to create space.
Corner Devon Witherspoon is slated to become the highest-paid in football sooner rather than later, but the Seahawks have the cap space to make it happen.
So why would the team need to make cuts?
That is an interesting question because, right now, there doesn't seem to be a need for the franchise to do so. There's no cap squeeze.
But for Seahawks SI's Michael Hanich, he thinks two players could make way as cap casualties.
One is quarterback Drew Lock.
"If the Seahawks cut Lock before June 1, they would have only a dead cap hit of $500,000 while saving $2.25 million this offseason," Hanich wrote. "The move would give the Seahawks some money, allow Lock to contend for playing time somewhere else, and it allows incoming second-year quarterback Jalen Milroe to back up Sam Darnold."
If Lock is cut, that would leave the untried Jalen Milroe as Sam Darnold's backup.
That likely won't fill Seattle fans with too much hope if Darnold goes down with an injury.
The other player Hanich thinks could be cut is defensive tackle Jarran Reed.
"If he is released after June 1st, the Seahawks would have a dead cap hit of $3.5 million this offseason and $1.7 million next season," Hanich wrote. "Seattle would, however, save $3.88 million this offseason."
The thing here is that if both Lock and Reed are moved on, Seattle would create just $6.1 million in cap space.
That isn't enough to justify moving on two players who could be counted on in a big way in 2026, is it?
The cap savings would need to be substantial for the Seahawks to move on from both, and the fact that they total a little over $6 million doesn't make it feel worth it.
Granted, every bit helps, but Seattle cutting two players to go from $34 million in cap space to $40 million doesn't seem necessary.
Unless something big is coming down the pipeline.