At the moment, most of the free agency conversation surrounding the Seattle Seahawks is centered on how many pending free agents they’ll be able to re-sign from their 2025 Super Bowl-winning team.

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But when it comes to signing external free agents, how much of a boost can a team get from winning the Lombardi Trophy?

Seahawks general manager John Schneider was asked that question Thursday during his weekly conversation with Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob.

“It’s enormous, because it’s being able to back up what we’ve been preaching for years – and that’s the people in the building being able to support the players. … (It shows that) we’re going to be able to help you.”

However, Schneider cautioned that while winning the Super Bowl makes the Seahawks a more coveted free agent destination, it’s important to stay “disciplined” in their spending. As Schneider explained, that means making sure the team has enough salary cap space and cash for any potential free agent departures who end up coming back to negotiate with them after testing the market.

“What happens in a situation like this is you do have guys that want to come in and play on a one-year deal because they want to experience the organization, or maybe they want to play for (head coach Mike Macdonald’s) defense, or they know (new offensive coordinator) Brian Fleury and they know they have a specific role in the offense and they like their chances (of winning),” Schneider said.

“And so you have to be you have to be disciplined in the way you spend in order to save … some some cap room and some cash for down the line if guys end up not getting what they want in free agency and then coming (back) to us.”

Schneider said that’s ultimately what transpired when the Seahawks re-signed key defensive end Michael Bennett in March 2014, shortly after Bennett helped Seattle win its first Super Bowl title.

“We just had great conversations with (Bennett’s agent),” Schneider said. “We showed a lot of love. We stayed involved. And Michael had been here before, so he knew … the people in the building and all the support we have here.

“And so, you just have to be ready for that. And then you have to be ready not to be panicked in those first several days where you could say, well, this guy really wants to come to you – but yet now you’re going off course. … It’s the whole collective and, like, how do we keep everybody together to try to win another world championship?”

The John Schneider Show will air on Wyman and Bob every Thursday at 4 p.m. leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft.

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