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This offseason, the Seattle Seahawks have a lot of tough choices to make. It’s hard to guess which of their 14 pending free agents they will maintain with a whole new coaching staff.

After Leonard Williams, linebacker Jordyn Brooks is regarded as the team’s second-most prized pending free agent. Brooks is expected to sign a four-year, $45 million contract, according to Spotrac.com.

The Seahawks declined to pick up the former first-round choice from the 2020 NFL Draft by Seattle, making him a pending free agent as of this past offseason. With Brooks’ option, his compensation for 2024 would have been completely guaranteed at $12.72 million. Instead, he played the last year of his rookie deal with a basic salary of slightly less than $2.28 million after recovering from an ACL rupture sustained late in the 2022 season.

According to ESPN analyst Jeremy Fowler, the Seahawks may lose Brooks to the Dallas Cowboys in the open market. On March 3, Fowler wrote, “Dallas could be in the market for a linebacker after last season’s struggles at the position.” “Jordyn Brooks, a top free agent linebacker and native of the Dallas area, would be a good fit.”

Zach Bachar from Bleacher Report concurs. With over 110 total tackles in each of his last three seasons, Brooks may be a viable option at the position going forward. In 2023, he also recorded eight total tackles for loss in addition to a career-high 4.5 sacks.

Seahawks GM John Schneider Called Keeping Jordyn Brooks a ‘Priority’

With the Seahawks’ current effective cap space of about $7.1 million, general manager John Schneider has his job cut out for him. Devin Bush and Bobby Wagner are all pending free agents in addition to Brooks. Seattle won’t have a single linebacker with starting experience under contract in 2024 if all three decide to go.

After the season, when asked if he would like to re-sign with Seattle, Brooks responded, “Of course,” according to Mike Dugar of The Athletic. “I would love to be back here because this is where my career began, and it feels like home.”