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Seahawks signed K Jason Myers to a four-year, $21.1 million extension.
The Seahawks wasted little time in securing Myers, who was set to hit free agency this offseason. Myers was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster after converting on 34-of-37 field goal attempts this season while making all but one of his 42 extra point attempts. In 2021, Myers converted a career-low 74 percent of his field goal attempts and was thought by many to be a potential cap casualty. Now, after one of the best seasons of his career, it appears he'll be with the Seahawks well into the foreseeable future. Myers' deal makes him the second-highest-paid kicker in the NFL behind Baltimore's Justin Tucker.
The Seahawks can create $4 million in cap space from releasing Jason Myers.
Myers posted career lows in 2021, converting 74% of field goals with three missed extra points and a 37% touchback rate. From a cap standpoint, it's an easy decision for Seattle to move on from a kicker that played at replacement level last season. The Seahawks could use the money saved from Myers toward re-signing free agents Quandre Diggs, D.J. Reed, and Duane Brown.
Myers has a $1.5 million contract guarantee kicking in Friday, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
Given that the guarantee accounts for 57.7 percent of Myers' $2.6 million base salary, the Seahawks presumably would've cut him before Friday if they didn't intend to keep him as their starting kicker for 2020. The 28-year-old is entering the second season of a four-year, $15.45 million contract, after converting 23 of 28 field-goal attempts (82.1 percent) and 40 of 44 PATs (90.9 percent) in 2019. The Seahawks attempted fewer than 30 field goals each of the past three seasons, in part because they tend to play at a slow pace early in games, and in part because Russell Wilson is so efficient in the red zone.
Myers, who made one of two field goals and both extra-point tries in Sunday's 28-23 playoff loss to the Packers, connected on 23 of 28 field goals and 40 of 44 extra points over 16 regular-season games.
Myers was perfect from under 40 yards this season, but he hit just six of 11 tries from beyond. The 28-year-old ranked 17th in the league by hitting 82.0 percent of his field goals, so while his campaign wasn't anything special, it wasn't damaging to the Seahawks or fantasy owners. Myers is under contract for three more seasons, and he'll carry a cap hit of $3.6 million in 2020.
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