The Seattle Seahawks might have lost a future hall-of-famer in Marshawn Lynch due to retirement and the future of offensive lineman Russell Okung is still up in the air but they made a trio of moves to lock up some of their better second tier players for a few more seasons.
Wide Receiver Jermaine Kearse, cornerback Jeremy Lane and punter Jon Ryan have all inked deals to remain with Seattle. Kearse is important to the Seahawks pass attack especially without Lynch, Russell Wilson might be rolling out a lot more and hitting either Kearse, tight end Jimmy Graham or number one receiver Doug Baldwin. For Lane, he’s going to be expected to line up on the right side of the field with All-Pro corner Richard Sherman planted on the left. Securing Jon Ryan means the Seahawks lock up one of the best punters in the league for a few more seasons.
Following from Adam Schefter and Sheil Kapadia of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
The Seattle Seahawks bolstered their secondary Wednesday, agreeing to terms with cornerback Jeremy Lane on a multiyear deal.
Seattle reached agreement with WR Jermaine Kearse – back to Seahawks, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2016
Jermaine Kearse was ready to move on but Seattle came in with a 3-year deal, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2016
The #Seahawks locked up punter Jon Ryan to a 4-year deal worth $10M, source said. He gets a $2.4M signing bonus.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 11, 2016
