Report: Seahawks won’t pick up 5th-year option on RT Germain Ifedi
May 2, 2019, 2:22 PM | Updated: 2:27 pm
Tackle Germain Ifedi received a PFF grade of 50 after the Seahawks' Week 1 win. (AP)
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Seahawks right tackle Germain Ifedi will reportedly become a free agent following the 2019 season, barring a contract extension, as the Seahawks will not pick up Ifedi’s fifth-year option, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson.
Source: the Seahawks are not picking up their fifth-year option for right tackle Germain Ifedi. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent after this season.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) May 2, 2019
Ifedi, the Seahawks’ 2016 first-round NFL Draft pick, would be owed $10.3 million in 2020 if Seattle picked up his option. He has a base salary of $1.5 million and salary cap hit of $2.6 million this year.
The 24-year-old Ifedi has played 44 games (all starts) in three seasons with the Seahawks. He saw dramatic improvement in 2018 as he moved to a regular spot at right tackle.
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