The Seahawks have a host of players set to hit free agency, which means the franchise has to replace them.
One downside of winning the Super Bowl, and yes, we can hear the Seattle Seahawks crying Crocodile tears, is that every team wants your players.
With the Super Bowl champs having a long list of players set to hit free agency, the harsh reality is that a decent number will be on a different team in 2026.
Kenneth Walker looms as the most high-profile one, along with Riq Woolen, Boye Mafe, Josh Jobe, Coby Bryant, and Rashid Shaheed.
Yes, the Seahawks, at the time of writing, are projected to have a little over $60 million in cap space, so it makes the task of retaining all a little tricky, but not impossible.
However, if the Seahawks do say thanks but no thanks to some, they will then have to look at their replacements in free agency or the draft.
And it is here that the franchise can either find a cost-effective free agent or choose to spend a little more and go after a known commodity.
For Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine, one "perfect" free agent signing for the Seahawks is New Orleans Saints corner Alontae Taylor.
"The Seahawks have a ton of cap space, but many of their resources will need to go toward retaining some key pieces from their Super Bowl run," Ballentine wrote.
"However, cornerback is a spot where they could upgrade. Riq Woolen was not the best fit in Mike Macdonald's scheme so signing Alontae Taylor is a way they could go outside of the organization to get better. He gave up just 6.5 yards per target this season and is more versatile than Woolen."
According to Spotrac.com, Taylor is by far the more expensive option, with the website having his market value set at $11.2 million APY, compared to Woolen's $8.2 million APY.
But Taylor is younger and has made a name for himself in New Orleans and will offer more defensive versatility for Mike Macdonald.
Yes, Seattle will have to pay up to acquire Taylor, but he could be seen as a nice upgrade not only for this upcoming season, but for the next three or four years.
It is an interesting option, and given that the defense is Seattle's one wood, beefing up the secondary isn't a bad way to go in free agency.