Here are five day-after thoughts on the Seahawks’ signing of place kicker Blair Walsh on Thursday.
1, As noted in the linked story, this likely means the end for Steven Hauschka, who has been Seattle’s kicker since 2011. Hauschka made $2. 7 million last season and is now set to be an unrestricted free agent in March. Walsh will undoubtedly make much less than that with Seattle, maybe in the $1 million range or so (though his contract details have not yet been revealed). While it probably hasn’t been ruled completely out by either side, it would seem unlikely Hauschka would agree to a deal to return to his old team to compete for his old job at likely at least half of his old salary.