The Seattle Seahawks\u2019 2023 draft class is already making an argument for one of the finest in club history.<\/p>\n
Now, both of the esteemed class\u2019 first-round picks are locked up for the long run after earning Super Bowl rings.<\/p>\n
Cornerback Devon Witherspoon<\/a>, the 2023 No. 5 overall pick and a three-time Pro Bowler, has agreed to terms with the Seahawks on a four-year, $132 million extension, making him the highest-paid CB in the league with a $33 million APY, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n Schefter added that Witherspoon’s deal includes more than $101 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n Witherspoon\u2019s new deal follows one handed out to Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a>, who received a four-year, $168.6 million<\/a> extension in March.<\/p>\n Like JSN, Witherspoon has vaulted to the top of the pay scale for his position group, joining the Los Angeles Rams’\u00a0Trent McDuffie<\/a>, the Indianapolis Colts’ Sauce Gardner<\/a>, and the Houston Texans’ Derek Stingley Jr.<\/a> and the Cleveland Browns’ Denzel Ward<\/a>\u00a0as cornerbacks making $30 million or more annually.<\/p>\n