Seahawks' Nwosu lands 3-year, $59M extension

The Seattle Seahawks have locked up edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu for the next three seasons, agreeing to an extension worth up to $59 million on the cusp of training camp, his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

Nwosu's deal includes $32 million guaranteed.

Seattle's players report for camp on Tuesday with the first on-field work slated for Wednesday.

Nwosu thrived in 2022, his first season with the Seahawks. He started all 17 games and set career highs in sacks with 9½ and tackles with 66. Nwosu had 12 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles and recovered two.

Nwosu, 26, had three two-sack games, and the Seahawks were 7-0 when he recorded at least a half-sack.

A second-round pick by the Chargers out of USC in 2018, Nwosu spent his first three seasons as mostly a backup to Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, a pair of Pro Bowlers, before becoming a full-time starter in 2021.

He signed a two-year deal worth $20 million with the Seahawks before last season. That $10 million per-year average represented the largest the Seahawks had given to an outside free-agent addition since coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider arrived in 2010.

Information from ESPN's Brady Henderson and The Associated Press was included in this report.