The first significant moves of the 2024 offseason are in for the Seahawks. Today we learned via a pair of reports from Tom Pelissero at NFL Network Seattle is releasing strong safety Jamal Adams, free safety Quandre Diggs and tight end Will Dissly.

While those moves will come with significant dead money attached, together they will save the team a ton of salary cap space this year. Just how much space are the Seahawks saving, exactly? It depends on when you ask. According to Spotrac, Diggs and Dissly are being outright released, which frees up a little under $18 million in cap room immediately.

Meanwhile, Adams has been designated a post June 1 cut, which means his salary won’t come off trhe books until the next day, when another $16.5 million is freed up.

That’s a total of roughly $34.5 million in extra cap room – more than enough to secure some of their most important pieces.

This is just one step, but together these moves represent a shift towards a more modern approach to roster building. Pete Carroll had his strong points, but investing money at the wrong positions was a problem throughout his tenure controlling the roster. Moving ahead, we expect general manager John Schneider to be spending fewer resources at non-premium positions such as safety, tight end, linebacker and especially running back.

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