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13 May 2025

• Seahawks sign two rookie tryouts, waive veteran wide receiver

  More roster shuffling for the Seahawks with OTAs looming.

  The Seattle Seahawks made a few roster transactions on Monday, adding two players and letting go of one with an injury designation.

  As previously reported, undrafted Kentucky rookie linebacker D’Eryk Jackson has turned his minicamp tryout into an NFL contract, but so has former Michigan State wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr.

  Per the NFL transaction wire, the Seahawks moved on from ex-Miami Dolphins receiver and Washington State alum River Cracraft, who was waived with a non-football injury designation. It’s unclear what injury Cracraft is dealing with, although he did miss significant time with the Dolphins last season due to a shoulder problem.

  Foster Jr, listed at 5’11 and 188 lbs, spent five seasons at Michigan State after not even playing football until his high school senior year. Over his final two seasons he saw a major uptick in production, catching a combined 89 passes for 1,164 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also has limited kick return experience and was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

  How about watching some Foster highlights?
• Seahawks almost have their entire draft class under contract

  Eight of Seattle’s 11 draft picks are now under contract.

  The Seattle Seahawks have been busy signing their 2025 draft picks to their respective rookie contracts.

  While the headline story was first-round choice Grey Zabel signing his fully guaranteed contract, seven others out of the class of 11 can now officially call themselves Seahawks players.

  Seattle Seahawks signed draft picks

  • Grey Zabel
  • Rylie Mills
  • Tory Horton
  • Robbie Ouzts
  • Bryce Cabeldue
  • Damien Martinez
  • Mason Richman
  • Ricky White III

  Only Day 2 picks Nick Emmanwori, Elijah Arroyo, and Jalen Milroe remain unsigned and it’s pretty much a matter of when and not if. There may be some curiosity as to whether Emmanwori and/or Arroyo get fully guaranteed contracts as second round picks, something that hadn’t happened until the Houston Texans’ Jayden Higgins broke new ground.

  We’ll have contract details on everyone other than Zabel in due time, there is no worry regarding available cap space to sign the 2025 draft class. The Seahawks have over $30 million in cap room and less than a third of that will be allocated to their draft picks.

• Seahawks 2025 schedule release tracker: Confirmations, leaks and rumors

  Before the doldrums of summer arrive, the NFL Schedule release on Wednesday will give fans something to talk about in the coming weeks.

  The frenzy of free agency is in the distant past, the draft has been completed, and teams across the NFL have finished building out their 90-man rosters. There will certainly be tweaks and end of the roster churn for the Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the league between now and the beginning of training camp, but for now attention can turn to the schedule.

  And this is NFL schedule release week, meaning that it’s time to track all the rumors, reports, leaks and general scuttlebutt regarding exactly when during the season the Seahawks will face specific opponents.

  The opponents have been known since the curtain came down on the 2024 regular season, and fans will finally be able to begin planning those road trips to watch the Hawks, whether at Lumen Field or on the road. So, without wasting any further time, here is what the rumors, reports and leaks have let out so far.

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  Seattle Seahawks 2025 opponents

  Home:

  • Arizona Cardinals
  • Los Angeles Rams
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Houston Texans
  • Indianapolis Colts
  • New Orleans Saints
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Minnesota Vikings

  Away:

  • Arizona Cardinals
  • Los Angeles Rams
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Atlanta Falcons
  • Carolina Panthers
  • Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Tennessee Titans
  • Washington Commanders
  • Pittsburgh Steelers

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  With the schedule rotation putting the NFC South and AFC South on the calendar for the NFC West this season, the Seahawks should have no problem exceeding the over/under of 7.5 wins currently offered at FanDuel Sportsbook.

  However, even though the schedule should be rather soft this year, FanDuel Sportsbook currently has Seattle with the longest odds to win the division.

• Seahawks first-round pick Grey Zabel signs fully guaranteed contract

  See how much Zabel will make over four seasons.

  It’s official: Grey Zabel is under contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

  The first-round draft pick has put pen to paper on his rookie contract, which is four years and $18.471 million, as well as the fifth-year option.

  Seahawks signed their first-round pick Grey Zabel to his four-year, fully-guaranteed $18.471 million contract. pic.twitter.com/osB6DqgPjp

  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 12, 2025

  These rookie contracts have been standard since the 2011 CBA and are based on draft placement. In Zabel’s case, his fully guaranteed money consists of his base salary and roster bonuses. There’s nothing more to it than that. His cap number will be at its lowest as a rookie and increase incrementally each year.

  What will be interesting to see is how the Seahawks handle the contracts of their second-rounders, Nick Emmanwori and Elijah Arroyo. Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins just became the first second-round pick to have a fully guaranteed rookie contract, so will the Seahawks follow suit? Emmanwori was picked one spot after Higgins at No. 35 overall, while Arroyo was chosen at No. 50.

  There shouldn’t be any drama with any of these Seahawks rookie contracts. It’s just a matter of how quickly they agree to terms.

• Report: Former Seahawks safety joins Shedeur Sanders’ new team

  It didn’t not work in Seattle, but it certainly wasn’t a booming success either.

  The 2024 free agency class continues to scatter.

  One of the more expensive signings by the Seattle Seahawks during the 2024 offseason was Safety Rayshawn Jenkins. He started pretty well, including one of the best highlights of the year against the New York Giants, but got injured, faded down the stretch and ultimately gave way to Coby Bryant, now a presumed starter.

  99 yards and a skip into the endzone...
  
  TOUCHDOWN RAYSHAWN JENKINS! pic.twitter.com/XY4wpFXLwI

  — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 6, 2024

  Released by the team in March, Jenkins had to wait until after the draft but appears to have his new home, and his new quarterback...gaggle.

  The Cleveland Browns it is! Multiple sources are reporting Jenkins is headed to Ohio.

  Sources: The #Browns are signing former #Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins.
  
  Highly respected veteran with 10 career INTs had 2 sacks last season for Seattle — and now heads to Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/KVlgWGltLX

  — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 12, 2025

  Seattle paid Jenkins $6.5 million for his services last year, and have $2.5 million as dead cap for him in the 2025 season. That’s actually the fifth-highest dead cap on the books.

  Jenkins did set a career-high in sacks last year with two. He also finished with 53 tackles, half of his mark the previous two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. His 113 passer rating allowed was also the worst of his career.

• Let’s chat: Which Seahawks opponent do you most want to face in Week 1?

  Call your shot! Who do you want to see the Seahawks face on opening day?

  The 2025 Seattle Seahawks regular season schedule will go live this Wednesday. As noted last week, the Seahawks are almost certainly going to be playing Week 1 at home due to Lumen Field’s availability that weekend. If we assume a home game, these are the Seahawks’ possible opponents:

  • Los Angeles Rams
  • Arizona Cardinals
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • New Orleans Saints
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Indianapolis Colts
  • Houston Texans
  • Minnesota Vikings

  Of these matchups, which team would you like to face the most to start Mike Macdonald’s second season? We know that divisional games are almost always tricky and the NFC West should be very competitive again this year. The New Orleans Saints are pretty bad and Derek Carr just retired, so they’re the “easy on paper” matchup.

  Both the Buccaneers and Texans made the playoffs in each of the past two seasons and have a lot of offensive firepower, but Houston has a dangerous defense. Did you know they signed Darrell Taylor in free agency? I genuinely did not see that back in March.

  The Colts... I mean they exist, right? We’ll see if it’s Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones as the starter. We know that Jones has no problem winning in Seattle even on a 3-14 team.

  Then there’s the Minnesota Vikings, who effectively eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention and ended the Geno Smith Era. The Lumen Field crowd was silent when Sam Darnold threw three touchdowns, including the game winner. Now they’ll gladly cheer him if he throws three TDs against his former team. Presumably the Vikings will have J.J. McCarthy making his NFL regular season debut by this point... but what if Sam Howell is called into action? Sam vs. Sam?!

  Tell me who you want for Week 1! Or maybe you think the Seahawks will be on the road and I’m a dummy, in which case the road opponents are here.

  Head to the comments section to leave your answer and join the conversation!You can sign up for a commenting account here and we have full-time moderators to enforce the Community Guidelines.

• Seahawks 2025 draft film review: Rylie Mills will bolster the Seahawks’ defensive line

  When Mills recovers from his injury, he should be a great addition to Seattle’s defensive trenches.

  The Seattle Seahawks had just one pick at the end of the fourth round to start Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Seattle decided to trade down and then moved up about 30 picks with the trade of Sam Howell to the Vikings. The team moved up from 172nd to 142nd to draft Notre Dame DL Rylie Mills.

  Will he be able to play as a rookie? Where does he fit on the defensive line? Let’s look at the film!

  Who is Rylie Mills?

  Rylie Mills, DT, RAS pic.twitter.com/DC8bEe3rs9

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 11, 2025

  Mills is a native of suburban Chicago. In high school, he played tight end and defensive line. He also competed in the shot put and discus after making the track and field team. Rylie was a four-star recruit who drew a lot of attention and received offers. Minnesota, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, LSU, Michigan, Northwestern, Oklahoma and Penn State were some of the teams that made offers for him. His final choice came down to Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin, and he ultimately committed to the Fighting Irish.

  The DL was a two-time member of Bruce Feldman’s Athletic Freaks list. He spent five years at Notre Dame, with an additional year due to COVID. He was a team captain in 2024, starting 13 games, recording 37 total tackles (19 solo), nine tackles for loss and a team-leading 7.5 sacks. That performance earned him Second Team All-American honors.

  Injury concerns

  When I’m evaluating a prospect, I think about the following points regarding injuries (since I don’t have the information that teams have, nor do I know of a doctor to evaluate them):

  • The player has a chronic problem, i.e., the same injury keeps recurring;
  • The player has a long history of injuries, such as Tyler Shough had;
  • The player has a “recent” injury;

  Mills fits the last bullet point, which I think is the least problematic. He suffered a knee injury in the first round of the CFB playoffs last year against Indiana. After the pick, with the release of the video of the call, it was possible to learn that the team had brought him in for a visit. That would give us a good insight into Mills’ issue.

  Here’s what we learned about the injury after the pick:

  Nolan Teasley said they are obviously comfortable with Rylie Mills’ knee situation, but declined to comment on a recovery timetable. He added that Rylie fits the team’s pass-rush style perfectly and has the flexibility to play anywhere on the defensive line.

  According to Millshimself, he is “ahead” in his recovery from his ACL tear. He expects to be back on the field before training camp. He also underwent what he described as clean-up surgery on his shoulder.

  “If we hadn’t drafted him, I’m not sure AD (Aden Durde, defensive coordinator) would have shown up for work on Monday,” GM John Schneider said. Schneideradds Mills is doing “really well” rehabbing from a torn ACL in December, but it appears he won’t be ready until midseason. “We’re hoping that by midseason or late season, he’ll be a viable fit for our group. He’s a really good player.”

  Forgive me if I sound a little cranky or pessimistic, but I rarely trust Seattle’s timelines when it comes to injury. We’ve had conflicting reports about Abe Lucas’ knee injury and status, and Chris Carson’smany injuries. But the one that concerns me the most is another.

  In 2020, the Seahawks brought in Darrell Taylor, who had suffered a serious injury and would need surgery to insert a titanium rodinto his leg. Several teams cut him from the board because of this, but Seattle didn’t. The team went further, moving up in the draft to get him. According to the team, he would be ready for the season, but Taylor only came to play in his second year.

  If John Schneider’s prediction is that he will return in the middle to end of the season, my understanding is that Mills will inevitably spend the entire year on the PUP List.

  Importance in the scheme

  Mills has a profile that the Seahawks have been looking for for a while. In 2023, the Seahawks selected Mike Morris also in the fifth round, a heavier DE, closer to the traditional 3-4 defensive end. Morris did well in the preseason, but was injured in the first game against the Rams in the regular season, missing the rest of the year. Last year, Morris again stood out in the preseason, but didn’t have many chances during the regular season. In fact, the team traded for Roy Robertson-Harris, a great move by John Schneider.

  RRHalso played the big-end role, being able to line up at different positions on the defensive line. He had a fighting mentality on every snap and his attitude helped his teammates. Seattle cut RRH in the offseason due to cap issues, but I think the team had interest in bringing him back. The Giants were quicker and signed the DL after his cut.

  Mills would be a replacement for the departed RRH. Similar mentality and will bring versatility in lineups. I believe Robertson-Harris was a better player against the run, as Mills is a better pass rusher.

  Impact as a Pass Rusher

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Great bull rush pic.twitter.com/dqdMj0J1Ke

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  His 88.4 pass rush grade since 2023 ranks him 3rd among DTs.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Nasty push and pull pic.twitter.com/nf9Ff8ndn0

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  In addition, his 14.3% pass rush win rate last year ranks him 4th among all iDLs in the 2025 NFL Draft.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Great swim move pic.twitter.com/IJQxTPGwYH

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  This is almost one of his signature moves. He has great timing to use this armoverand then uses a bull rush to collapse the pocket after requiring two OL players to block him.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Amazing lateral quickness pic.twitter.com/HwXNTDAhi1

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  According to Nolan Teasley, Mill achieved a 92% percentile get-off the snap. I didn’t notice all that speed coming off the snap. However, his lateral mobility is incredible. He threatens the Guard’s inside gap, and almost in the same step he is switching from gap A to gap B. The OL is left without reaction and the pressure forces the QB to make a bad pass.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Bad pad level pic.twitter.com/qsWOvXupeW

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  His bad pad level allows the OL to recover and win the snap. It is easy to notice when he is tired on the field, precisely because he starts to play more and more vertically.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Often used in stunts pic.twitter.com/IDKdK6XT2F

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  Mills is extremely versatile and has lined up in different spots on the DL. This makes it very easy to be used in stunts, in addition to having a powerful bull rush and lateral mobility to function as a looperor crasher.

  Works as a Run Defender

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Easily moved against double-team pic.twitter.com/W7cS7pnM95

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  Many teams used the double-team to neutralize Mills. Since he has leverage/pad level issues, he is easily moved from place to place.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Controls the OL easily pic.twitter.com/pVvSVBUdED

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  If Mills has trouble against double-teams, he is very dominant in 1-on-1 situations. Here he has almost a perfect snap. Leverage and control of the OL to defend two gaps and make the tackle.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Using LT to make the tackle defending 1yd. pic.twitter.com/ei3dqNfg7E

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  Very strong and smart. He basically throws the LT on top of the RB to make a tackle in a short yardage situation.

  Rylie Mills, DT, #99
  
  Bad pad level but fight until the whistle pic.twitter.com/4eYmuwWLQx

  — Alexandre Castro (@alexcastrofilho) May 12, 2025

  Plays with a high pad level, but his effort to fight until the end of the snap is rewarded. He gets moved, but is able to recover and use the OL to help stop the RB and make the tackle.

  Final Thoughts

  One of the issues with Mills would be his age; however, I don’t see that as the biggest problem. The big issue for older players is that their ceiling is limited. That’s not something that worries me about Mills. I really think his ceiling is not very high, but he is a high floor player, extremely versatile, with a good fit in Mike Macdonald’s scheme and several off-field qualities.

  Mills wasn’t a high pick and wasn’t picked with any hope of what he could do in the future. The impact he’ll have at 24 should be the same at 25. What we have to think about is whether or not he’ll be ready this year for roster-building purposes.

  It’s worth remembering that if it weren’t for the injury, Mills would most likely have been picked sometime in the third round. So the Seahawks got a good value and “gambled” on the tests they did during his 30 visit.

• NFL Kickoff 2025: Eagles to host Cowboys in Brian Schottenheimer’s head coaching debut

  The former Seahawks offensive coordinator’s first game as Cowboys head coach will be the first game of the 2025 NFL regular season.

  The countdown is on until the first of 272 regular season games in the 2025 NFL season, and we know who will be the opening night matchup on Thursday, Sept. 4 on NBC.

  We'll be waiting all summer for this INCREDIBLE NFL Kickoff showdown.
  
  Cowboys. Eagles. Sept. 4. @NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/LXjpEAfDHm

  — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) May 12, 2025

  As expected, the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will be the home team, as has been tradition for 20 seasons. With a stacked home slate that includes the revamped Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams (whom the Eagles eliminated last postseason), and even the resurgent Denver

  Broncos, the NFL has opted with something safe and predictable.

  Yes, it’ll be the Dallas Cowboys coming to Lincoln Financial Field as the opening night opponent. Since the Cowboys aren’t bothered to make an NFC Championship Game these days, they’re the big ratings draw for any of the marquee Week 1 timeslots. This will be Dallas’ third time as an opening night opponent, having beaten the New York Giants in 2012 and lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.

  While the Seattle Seahawks don’t play either of these teams in the regular season, we might have reason to tune in. Former Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was given the big promotion to head coach following the departure of Mike McCarthy, and now he’ll have the national spotlight on him in his first game in charge of the Cowboys.

  We’ll find out the Seahawks’ regular season schedule on Wednesday, May 14 at 5 pm PT. Stay tuned!