Just as the 2018 NFL Draft started back in April reports leaked out that the Seattle Seahawks had agreed to a one year contract with cornerback Byron Maxwell. Maxwell, an original member of the Legion of Boom had returned to Seattle in 2017 following unsuccessful stints with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins.
When that news broke, even though initial reports included a dollar amount of $3M, that amount was vague enough in that it was “up to” $3M and not representative of how much the contract would cost the Hawks against the cap.