Seattle Seahawks veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett will return to the NFL franchise for a tenth season after revising his two-year deal with the city he has called “home” ever since being drafted in 2015.
The contract restructuring has seen changes be made to the guaranteed portion of the 31 year old’s salary, while also shifting $4 million to incentives.
Lockett will also enjoy a signing bonus which resulted in an $8m drop in his cap number to remain with the Seahawks.
“Seattle is home,” Lockett said. “Obviously it’s a business and so you’ve got to kind of look and see what is good for them, you see what’s good for yourself, as well.
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“With everything that I had a chance to be able to do and become, it’s really cool that you hear that the staff wants you to be on the team, as well. . . . [I] try not to get too much into the contract because I’m still kind of in a blessed situation.”
“So everybody kind of talks about the contract or talks about the money or say it’s a pay cut or whatever it is, but it’s enough for us to still be here. It’s enough for them to still want me.”
“He knows that for this team to be successful, he’s gotta be like the bridge when it comes to the receiver room,” Bumpus explained. “I think DK (Metcalf) is a more talented receiver, but when it comes to the guy who has the calmest demeanor, who shows up to work every day not saying DK doesn’t but Lockett is just the elder statesman.”
Bumpus also compared Lockett to another Seahawks legend: “He is the Bobby Engram of the Seattle Seahawks right now. Back when I played the game, Bobby was that guy, and it’s just important to have veterans in that room.”
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