Monday reports came down that the Seattle Seahawks had retained free agent special teams ace Neiko Thorpe. While terms of the contract signed by Thorpe were not immediately available, the Hawks may have had an advantage over other teams in working to retain the services of Thorpe through a new tool created in the recently approved CBA.
Teams have long had the ability to sign players to contracts which qualified for the veteran minimum salary benefit, which Seattle has taken advantage of plenty in recent seasons, including the contracts give to Chance Warmack, Phillip Dorsett, Dwight Freeney, Luke Willson and others.