John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
In the days and weeks leading up to the start of the new NFL year, the Seattle Seahawks created a significant amount of cap space by moving on from several veterans on expensive contracts.
First came the release fans of Dre’Mont Jones, Roy Robertson-Harris, Rayshawn Jenkins and George Fant. That was followed the next day by the release of Tyler Lockett, and then in the subsequent days with the front office reaching agreement to trade quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders and wide receiver DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers.