The Seahawks have a host of free agents that need to be signed, but the franchise could look in a different direction for one of them.
The Seattle Seahawks and their front office will be working feverishly to figure out who they want to keep around in 2026 and who they don't.
With the NFL's free agency period fast approaching, the Seahawks ideally would have all their ducks in a row so that when the bell rings, they can attack free agency knowing exactly where they need to upgrade.
Headlining the free agent wish list is running back Kenneth Walker, and due to his playoff efforts, he might have priced himself out of a Seattle stay, despite both he and the franchise citing the desire to run it back.
But Walker isn't the only key player up for a new contract, so too is corner Riq Woolen, and it is here where things get interesting.
With Woolen, per Spotrac.com, set to have an APY of just $8.2 million, a return seems simple enough.
But what if the Seahawks wanted to upgrade Mike Macdonald's secondary?
For USA Today's Nate Davis, he's named the Seahawks as one of three teams that could be an ideal landing spot for Chicago Bears corner Nahshon Wright.
"Though he's already 27, he's hardly a finished product. He's also a 6-4, 199-pound corner who led the NFL with eight takeaways (5 INTs, 3 fumble recoveries) after becoming a surprise starter (and surprise first-time Pro Bowler) for the Chicago Bears," Davis wrote. "The upside and production spike are going to make Wright rich."
That last sentence could prove decisive in Seattle's potential decision to upgrade its secondary.
Spotrac.com has Wright's market value at a cool $16.7 million, with a proposed three-year, $50 million contract coming his way in free agency.
Is that something the Seahawks would be willing to part ways with? Or is a simple extension with Woolen the "easier" path?
Either way, it is something the franchise has to think long and hard about, with Wright making a name for himself with the Bears in 2025.
Seattle could use that type of production out of its secondary, but it will be a pricey move to complete, and I'm not sure the Seahawks will fork out that sort of money.
They could, as you never know in this business, and Wright would be a nice upgrade.