The Seahawks will be different next season. No Michael Bennett and no Richard Sherman. And Seattle is also letting DeShawn Shead test free agency. While almost definitely no one in Seattle is happy about losing these kinds of players, the Seahawks might actually be respected by other NFL players.
Michael Bennett, for instance, could have been traded to several teams. Seattle could have possibly gotten back more for him than just a fifth-rounder and a little-known receiver (Seattle also gave up a seventh-rounder, too). But the Seahawks chose to trade Bennett to the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, and possibly extend Bennett’s career.