The Seahawks and Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon have agreed to a four-year extension worth $132 million, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal includes $101 million in guaranteed money, according to NFL Trade Rumors. Witherspoon becomes the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history with the agreement.
Witherspoon, 25, was the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft out of Illinois, where he was a three-year starter and consensus All-American. He has developed into an impact defensive piece for Seattle's defense under coach Mike Macdonald, with one outlet noting that opposing quarterbacks rarely target him.