Defensive End · Seattle Seahawks

Leonard Williams

No. 99 · 12th season

Leonard Williams and Seattle are talking — and both sides probably want this to work

Contract talks don't always mean much. But when a Pro Bowl defensive lineman and the team he just helped carry to the playoffs are in real conversations about a new deal, the silence around those talks tells you something.

Williams arrived in Seattle and immediately became the kind of player the defense is built around — the person opposing offenses have to account for before they account for anyone else. That kind of presence doesn't show up in one number on a contract.

Now both sides are at the table. The talks are early, and nothing is decided. But the fact that they're happening at all means Seattle sees Williams as part of what comes next, and Williams hasn't walked away from that idea.

For a player at that level, the negotiation is less about proving worth and more about what the team is willing to say out loud. Whatever they settle on will say a lot about how Seattle sees its own window.

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