How much it cost the Seahawks to sign former Browns tight end
The Seahawks added a veteran tight end for cheap, just as they did last year.
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 22: Cleveland Browns tight end Harrison Bryant (88) leaves the field following the National Football League game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on September 22, 2022, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks made a post-draft free agency signing, bringing in veteran tight end Harrison Bryant to the 90-man roster. Bryant was once upon a time one of the best tight ends in college football, earning unanimous All-American honors and the John Mackey Award in 2019 as the most outstanding TE in the college game.
Things haven’t quite worked out for him in the NFL, and in recent years he’s more of a blocking tight end at the bottom of the depth chart. Unsurprisingly, the Seahawks didn’t fork over too much money in landing Bryant. OverTheCap.
com has a hold of Bryant’s contract, which breaks down as follows: Base salary : $1,215,000 Prorated signing bonus : $50,000 Cap number : $1,125,000 The signing bonus is guaranteed, so if the Seahawks let him go then they will have to eat $50,000 in dead money. Oh, the horror. Bryant’s contract is the good ol’ Veteran Salary Benefit in action.
If you don’t remember our story from last year, here’s a refresher! All of the base salaries correspond with the minimums based on their respective credited seasons. [Steven] Sims’ cap number being only $1,030,000 despite zero guaranteed money is the product of the Veteran Salary Benefit, which allows teams to sign players with four minimum credited seasons but only have a cap charge equivalent to two credited seasons .