{"id":824633,"date":"2026-03-21T05:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/824633\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T05:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:51:16","slug":"seattle-seahawks-pick-up-fifth-year-options-for-jaxon-smith-njigba-devon-witherspoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/824633\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks pick up fifth-year options for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Devon Witherspoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hey, how about some more Seattle Seahawks news during the \u201cquiet\u201d part of the offseason? John Schneider and the Seahawks have gone from never using the fifth-year option on their first-round picks to making it three in the span of two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As expected, 2023 first-rounders Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon have both had their options exercised, which puts them both under contract through the end of the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Seattle didn\u2019t need to make a decision until May 1, so this should tell you quite a bit about the plan to extend both star receiver and cornerback at some point later this year. When Charles Cross\u2019 option was picked up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldgulls.com\/2025\/4\/28\/24419901\/report-seahawks-exercise-charles-cross-fifth-year-option-franchise-first-nfl-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it wasn\u2019t until late April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How much Smith-Njigba and Witherspoon\u2019s fifth-year options cost<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Smith-Njigba\u2019s fifth-year option is valued at $23,852,000, while Witherspoon\u2019s is $21,161,000. All fifth-year options are straightforward, fully guaranteed salaries. If for some reason neither contract extension gets done by the end of this season, both JSN and Witherspoon would be entering next year playing exclusively on the option.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the current highest paid players at receiver and corner in the NFL?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Witherspoon is a three-time Pro Bowl selection (without alternate selections) and he\u2019s undeniably one of the best corners in the game; he\u2019s more than \u201cjust a slot corner\u201d in Mike Macdonald\u2019s defense. Trent McDuffie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldgulls.com\/seattle-seahawks-news\/164151\/rams-trent-mcduffie-have-just-set-the-market-seahawks-devon-witherspoon-extension\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently acquired by the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, just became the NFL\u2019s highest paid corner at $31 million\/year and a reported $100 million guaranteed out of his $124 million overall deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hey, how about some more Seattle Seahawks news during the \u201cquiet\u201d part of the offseason? 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