One of the many challenges the Seattle Seahawks face this offseason is finding a way to create more salary cap space. Seattle has been on the lower end of the league when it comes to active cap space,

The Pro Bowl defensive linemen gets up-front bonus cash, converts 2025 salary to save Seattle $14 million against the salary cap.

Fitzgerald detailed the Seahawks changed $18,745,000 of Williams’ salary to a bonus. The team also added two void years beyond the contract’s end date of after the 2026 season. That reduced Williams’ salary-cap charge from $29.1 million to $14.06 million for this year.

The Seattle Seahawks began taking care of some offseason business this week — getting compliant with the salary cap — by restructuring the contract of defensive lineman Leonard Williams.

The Seattle Seahawks are in a tough spot when it comes to their salary cap situation going into the 2025 offseason. Heading into the Super Bowl, they were around $31 million over the cap in regards to effective cap space for this coming season. Today the team pulled off a move that helped them get much closer to back under the cap.

Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams is Pro Bowl bound, earning a late, but well-deserved spot on the NFC roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. Williams will join teammate Devon Witherspoon in Orlando, replacing Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter on the NFC squad.

A sense of restorative justice is sweeping through the hearts of the 12th Man this Monday morning. It has been announced that Seattle Seahawks star defensive lineman Leonard Williams has been officially named to the Pro Bowl.