Seahawks can escape Sam Darnold’s deal after one year, 37.5 million US dollars

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Strengthened in our efforts by the usual channels to achieve a complete breakdown of the three -year contract of Quarterback Sam Darnold with Seattle, we published that the Numbers are not available.

And the numbers arrived within 20 minutes.

According to a source with knowledge of the terms, you will find the rough collapse here:

1. 2025 compensation: USD 37.5 million, fully guaranteed.

2. 2026 Compensation: USD 27.5 million, 17.5 million US dollars, of which an injury is guaranteed and is guaranteed to be fully guaranteed during the week according to Super Bowl LX.

3. 2027 Compensation: $ 35.5 million, not guaranteed.

The deal also includes 2 million US dollars a year for the individual service, 2.5 million US dollars per year for the post -season performance and $ 500,000 per year for team performance.

The structure enables the Seahawks to escape the contract after one year and 37.5 million US dollars. While it is frowned upon for teams in general to scrap contracts if the guarantee is complete in the early days of the waiver period of only injuries, the Raiders did this with Derek Carr in 2023.

If the Seahawks collect the second year of the Darnold Treaty with $ 27.5 million, it is a two-year deal of $ 65 million. That is an average of 32.5 million US dollars a year.

The upward trend of $ 5 million per year could increase the total value of the contract of $ 33.5 million per year to $ 38.5 million per year. The unlocking of these payments would include the type of player/team performance that the Seahawks would like to pay more than every cent.

Conclusion? If Darnold builds back in 2025, it could be released after just one season. And the Seahawks will only look 37.5 million US dollars. Since Geno Smith apparently is looking for a new contract in Seattle for a lot more than 37.5 million US dollars, the strategic decision to pivotate from Smith to Darnold is – even if it ultimately launches the Seahawks for one quarterback per year.