The Seattle Seahawks made a post-draft free agency signing, bringing in veteran tight end Harrison Bryant to the 90-man roster. Bryant was once upon a time one of the best tight ends in college football, earning unanimous All-American honors and the John Mackey Award in 2019 as the most outstanding TE in the college game. Things haven’t quite worked out for him in the NFL, and in recent years he’s more of a blocking tight end at the bottom of the depth chart.
Unsurprisingly, the Seahawks didn’t fork over too much money in landing Bryant. OverTheCap.com has a hold of Bryant’s contract, which breaks down as follows:
Prorated signing bonus: $50,000
The signing bonus is guaranteed, so if the Seahawks let him go then they will have to eat $50,000 in dead money. Oh, the horror.
Bryant’s contract is the good ol’ Veteran Salary Benefit in action. If you don’t remember our story from last year, here’s a refresher!
For 2026, the VSB is $1,075,000. Add in the $50,000 signing bonus for Bryant and that’s how you get a cap number of $1.125 million even though his salary is $1.215 million, which is the minimum for players with six credit seasons.
Bryant will face an uphill battle to make the roster with AJ Barner, Elijah Arroyo, and Eric Saubert comprising the top three options. Nick Kallerup also stayed on the active roster all season as an undrafted rookie. Whether he makes the Seahawks could depend on whether or not they want to add another tight end or have competition for Saubert or Kallerup.