A day after clinching the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, the Seattle Seahawks secured the future of one of their brightest young players.
Offensive tackle Charles Cross agreed to a four-year, $104.4 million contract extension that includes $75 million guaranteed, NFL Networks insider Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport added that Cross will receive $40.5 million in the first year of the deal, and at $26.1 million per year, it is the largest non-QB contract in Seattle history.
The Seahawks selected Cross with the 9th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, and the Mississippi State product has been a fixture on the offensive line since Day 1, starting 62 of a possible 68 games that season.
Cross sat out the Seahawks’ Week 18 win over the 49ers with a hamstring injury, but Rapoport reported that Cross is expected to be back on the field in the divisional contest in two weeks.