Darnold Contract Details

[Ozzy]

With Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, and Rashid Shaheed on the roster? Yeah, I'd think they would be. But we don't have that.

Besides, they stacked up points against terrible Carolina and Dallas defenses in the first two weeks, then lost three straight while scoring 12, 24, and 13 points BEFORE the injuries started happening.

Our skill guys aren't that far off, Walker, JSN, Kupp aren't bad at all. Shaheed? Really? At this stage I'd argue Walker is equal to Kamara, JSN may be better than Olave and Kupp is as good or better than Shaheed.

 

[Appyhawk]

Why?

Because every time someone mentions Darnold as our QBOTF my milk curdles!

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Could end up ballin out here. Deserves a shot.

 

[glenwo2]

Because every time someone mentions Darnold as our QBOTF my milk curdles!

What if Sam balls out and DOES become the QBOTF?

You'll probably have to stop drinking milk.

 

[CallMeADawg]

What if Sam balls out and DOES become the QBOTF?

You'll probably have to stop drinking milk.

It is a possible outcome for sure.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Meanwhile, no contract for Geno yet

 

[Shane Falco]

This is a pretty good contract for the Seahawks. They can get out of it after 1 season. The only way this would suck is if we had a situation like Russ / Flynn which would actually be the best scenario we could possibly hope for. Then they'd have to eat that first year salary barring a trade. At that point I don't think anyone would be complaining.

 

[glenwo2]

Disclaimer : This is AI.

 

[kidhawk]

Meanwhile, no contract for Geno yet View attachment 70255

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25171599-geno-smith-receive-16m-bonus-raiders-contract-amid-extension-rumors

Reporting that the Raiders are converting his $16 million worth of roster bonus into a one time check while they continue to negotiate a long term deal. I think he’ll be ok.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Still funny though. And I'm still glad he's gone. Enjoying every second of it.

 

[Hawknight]

Meanwhile, no contract for Geno yet View attachment 70255

Perhaps Pete had an alzheimers moment when he pulled the trigger on Geno and now facing buyers remorse

 

[SoulfishHawk]

That would be delish. It's really simple, Geno didn't wanna' be here. He thought he was worth a lot more than he actually is. He got his feels hurt, he got sent packing. It was funny when Russ got sent packing, and this is even funnier.
And his short "goodbye" to the fans was meh at best. Dueces.

 

[Scout]

With Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, and Rashid Shaheed on the roster? Yeah, I'd think they would be. But we don't have that.

Besides, they stacked up points against terrible Carolina and Dallas defenses in the first two weeks, then lost three straight while scoring 12, 24, and 13 points BEFORE the injuries started happening.

Yeah the Seahawks lack the speed to match what the Saints had before injuries took their toll.

Walker and JSN are not slow but Kamara, Olave and Shaheed are on another level.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Meh, screw the Saints. Go Hawks

 

[Lords of Scythia]

It's a great contract for drafting a QB with one of our 20 draft picks.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

They just updated it. Hawks have 23 picks this year.
Oh wait, that's Geno Picks with the Raiders in 2025

 

[glenwo2]

There’s no debating that that Seahawks got younger under center by making the swap, and now the terms of the Darnold contract have been made public, allowing the debate about how much cap space may or may not have been saved in the coming years to begin.


Without wasting time, here is what the contract includes:

• 2025: Base salary: $5.3M, Signing bonus: $32M, Workout bonus: $200k, Other bonus: $1.5M
• 2026: Base salary: $27.5M, Workout bonus: $200k
• 2027: Base salary: $35.5M, Workout bonus: $200k
• 2028: Void year added for cap purposes
• 2029: Void year added for cap purposes

Of course, what fans want is to know how much cap space that structure will use, so here are the cap numbers by season

• 2025: $13.4M ($5.3M base salary, $6.4M signing bonus proration, $1.5M other bonus, $200k workout bonus)
• 2026: $34.1M ($27.5M base salary, $6.4M signing bonus proration, $200k workout bonus)
• 2027: $42.1M ($35.5M base salary, $6.4M signing bonus proration, $200k workout bonus)
• 2028: $12.8M ($6.4M signing bonus proration, $6.4M 2029 signing bonus proration which accelerates into 2028 upon contract voiding)

A full breakdown of Sam Darnold’s Seattle Seahawks contract

Seattle traded Geno Smith to the Raiders and signed Darnold to save cap space, so here’s how much those moves will actually save them in 2025.

www.fieldgulls.com

 

[glenwo2]

Only a 32M signing bonus?

Dude....

I think Sam did the Hawks a favor as much as the Hawks did themselves a favor with this contract.

Also, Sam didn't get all the additional escalators and incentives Geno got, plus they tacked on a couple of void years.

The cap hits look okay.

Not sure we'll get there (depends on how it goes with Sam) but even his 2027 money is probably going to be middle of the pack.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No doubt. Again, actual numbers reported are often not even close to the real contract.