The Seahawks will open training camp Saturday with what remains the lowest-paid offensive line in the NFL.
According to OvertheCap.com, the Seahawks are spending $11.7 million on their line, roughly $4 million less than any other team.
It’s been a well-told story how Seattle got to this point — letting veteran free agents (Breno Giacomini, James Carpenter, Russell Okung, J.R. Sweezy) sign elsewhere (or in the case of Max Unger, a trade) while replacing them mostly with untested younger players or more inexpensive vets. In the process, the Seahawks went from a team that ranked first in the NFL in spending on the offensive line in 2013 — the year they won the Super Bowl — to now bringing up the rear.