Inside the Leonard Williams deal

Published September 3, 2026 01:43 PM The Seahawks recently signed defensive tackle Leonard to a new deal.We’ve gotten the details of the three-year, $90 million extension.Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms:1. Signing bonus: $22 million. (The first $10 million is due within 15 days of signing. The next $6 million is due by September 15, 2026. The final $6 million is due by April 15, 2027.)2. 2026 base salary: $3.8 million, fully guaranteed. 3. 2026 per-game roster bonus: $850,000 total, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).4. 2026 offseason workout bonus: $250,000. 5. 2027 option bonus: $10 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2027 waiver period.6. 2027 base salary: $10.73 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2027 waiver period.7. 2027 per-game active roster bonus: $1.02 million total, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2027 waiver period (but must be earned).8. 2028 offseason workout bonus: $250,000.9. 2028 option bonus: $10 million, $5.35 million of which is guaranteed for injury at signing, and fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the waiver period.10. 2028 base salary: $12.73 million.11. 2028 per-game active roster bonus: $1.02 million total.12. 2029 offseason workout bonus: $250,000.13. 2029 base salary: $32.73 million.14. 2029 per-game active roster bonus: $1.02 million total. The contract includes a $2 million 2028 escalator if Williams is a first- or second-team All-Pro in 2027, and a $2 million 2028 incentive if he is a first- or second-team All-Pro in 2028. If achieved, these amounts reduce his 2029 pay by up to $4 million.As a practical matter, the four-year deal is guaranteed for the first two, at a total payout of $48.65 million. After that, it’s year to year.The final year has total compensation of $34 million, which gets the three-year, new-money average up to $30 million annually but likely will go away, one way or the other. That makes it a two-year extension with an average value of $28 million in new money.