Seahawks Struggle: Playoff Run Ends as Scrambles and Old Memories Prevail Until Last Minute
This offseason is simply the cost of winning the Super Bowl.
Seahawks given 1-word description of offseason that mirrors Eagles' from 2025 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Seattle Seahawks are having an iffy offseason.
While they're coming off a Super Bowl title, they have lost a lot of very key players to free agency. Kenneth Walker III, Coby Bryant, Boye Mafe, and Riq Woolen are all gone now. While they have brought back Rashid Shaheed and Josh Jobe, the Seahawks lost a lot of key players this offseason.
Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine , following such an offseason, gave the Seahawks a 1-word description of their offseason. That word was also applicable to the Philadelphia Eagles a year ago, as both recent Super Bowl winners suffered the "Super Bowl Tax. " Seahawks dealing with Super Bowl tax like Eagles last year "Seattle Seahawks: Tax," Ballentine writes.
"The Seahawks got a front row seat to what the Super Bowl tax looks like. " The Seahawks are losing a ton of key free agents this offseason, seeing Bryant sign with the Chicago Bears , Mafe sign with the Cincinnati Bengals , Woolen sign with the Eagles, and Walker sign with the Kansas City Chiefs . This is the impact of the Super Bowl "Tax" on the winning team of the Super Bowl.