Seahawks Lock Up Cornerback Devon Witherspoon with Record $132 Million Extension

The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Devon Witherspoon have reached a four-year contract extension worth $132 million, including more than $101 million guaranteed. The agreement, announced on a Saturday in mid-August 2026, makes Witherspoon the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. A source familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the terms have not been formally signed, while the team later confirmed the agreement.

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Witherspoon was selected No. 5 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. In his first three seasons he earned a Pro Bowl selection each year, made the second-team All-Pro squad in 2025, and contributed to Seattle’s Super Bowl LVIII victory, recording 17 tackles and four passes defended in the postseason run. On March 26, the Seahawks exercised his fifth-year option, a move that preceded the start of preseason play against the Dallas Cowboys.

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• Contract value: $132 million over four years (guaranteed portion > $101 million).

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• Annual average value (AAV): $33 million, the highest for any cornerback.

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• Career totals through 43 regular-season games: 249 tackles, 32 passes defended, 16 tackles for loss, 4½ sacks, and two interceptions.

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• Playoff contributions in the Super Bowl run: 17 tackles, four passes defended.

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He added that consistency defines greatness to him.

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Securing Witherspoon locks up a premier defensive talent for the Seahawks’ core years, signaling the franchise’s intent to build around the 2023 draft class that also includes wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The contract sets a new market ceiling for cornerbacks, potentially prompting renegotiations for other top players at the position, such as Patrick Surtain II and Sauce Gardner.

Seahawks Sign Cornerback Devon Witherspoon to Contract Extension

Additionally, early reports described the deal as not yet finalized, whereas later statements from the Seahawks indicated the agreement was reached. No official league filing confirming the contract has been released.

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• “Can you be consistent in what you do? That’s what defines greatness to me,” — Devon Witherspoon

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