The Seahawks have withdrawn their restricted free agent tender to safety Ryan Neal, according to official NFL transactions listed Friday afternoon.
The tender would have meant Neal got a salary of $2.67 million for the 2023 season if he made the initial 53-man roster.
Instead, Neal becomes an unrestricted free agent, free to sign with any team.
That could include re-signing with the Seahawks but on a different deal that would mean a lesser cap hit for the 2023 season as well as maybe a bonus for Neal.
It also means that for now, Seattle has cleared $2.67 million against its current cap number.
The Seahawks needed to make some moves to free up some cap space after bringing back linebacker Bobby Wagner, who has a $5.5 million cap number for the 2023 season.
After Wagner’s number was added this week, Seattle was down to $4.1 million in overall cap space, according to OvertheCap.com, but $5.5 million in the red in “effective” cap space, which takes into account money that will be needed to sign draft picks. Seattle currently has 10, including picks five and 20 in the first round.
This story will be updated.
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