How much Baker cost the Seahawks over his five games played
Thanks to the quick arithmetic from Field Gulls Deputy Editor John Gilbert, the cost for the Seahawks for five games of Baker consisted of:
$4,000,000 signing bonus
$287,500 (five per game roster bonuses for being active on gameday)
$786,528 (seven weekly game checks from his base salary)
A grand total of $5,074,028. And Seattle can’t get that signing bonus back so that’s $4 million in dead money added to the north of $30 million in dead money taken on this year following the departures of Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams.
Safe to say this free agent move did not work out as intended, and Seattle looked for a solution swiftly. Maybe it’ll all work out in the end for the Seahawks in the short- and long-term if Ernest Jones IV becomes an instant upgrade and someone worth awarding a contract extensio
“Kam hit this tight end SO HARD, I swear I saw that TE’s soul leave Qwest Field right on that 35 yard line.”