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Seahawks Keeping Core Pieces Intact, Exercise 5th-Year Options on Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Devon Witherspoon

On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks exercised fifth-year options on WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and CB Devon Witherspoon, keeping each under contract through the 2027 season.
Because Seattle must pay its core young players, the team made tough roster choices after standout 2025 seasons, including exercising options on Smith-Njigba and Witherspoon on March 20.
According to OverTheCap.com, Smith-Njigba's 2027 option is fully guaranteed at $23.852 million, while Witherspoon's option is fully guaranteed at $21.161 million.
Following the option exercise, insiders report Smith-Njigba and Witherspoon are expected to get long-term deals before the season, and the team re-signed Rashid Shaheed on March 9 to a three-year, $51 million contract.
Strategically, the timing aligns with Seattle holding almost $35 million in effective cap space for 2026 and $76.8 million for 2027, making Smith-Njigba and Witherspoon the first 2023 first-round class players with fifth-year options exercised.

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