Inside the Devon Witherspoon deal - NBC Sports
Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon has signed a six-year contract extension worth $158.255 million. The deal includes various performance-based bonuses and guaranteed salary components through 2031.
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Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon got his new contract on Saturday. And we’ve gotten the full breakdown of the deal.
Here are the full terms of the four-year extension (six-year contract), per a source with knowledge of the terms:
2. 2026 base salary: $1.145 million, fully guaranteed.
4. 2027 offseason workout bonus: $250,000, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
6. 2027 per-game active roster bonus: $850,000 total, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
7. 2028 offseason workout bonus: $250,000, guaranteed for injury and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2028 waiver period (but must be earned).
8. 2028 base salary: $15.9 million, guaranteed for injury and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2028 waiver period.
9. 2028 per-game active roster bonus: $850,000 total, guaranteed for injury and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2028 waiver period (but must be earned).
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