Uchenna Nwosu

Seattle Seahawks, Outside Linebacker
Age: 29y-2m-10d (Dec 28, 1996)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Southern California
Drafted: Round 2 (#48 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Drew Rosenhaus (Rosenhaus Sports)
2026 Cap Hit

$19,988,334

2026 Cash

$11,510,000

Career Earnings

$52,183,188

2023-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Uchenna Nwosu signed a 3 year, $45,000,000 contract with the Seattle Seahawks, including $15,000,000 signing bonus, $32,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000,000. In 2026, Nwosu will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $19,988,334 and a dead cap value of $8,508,334.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $45,000,000
Average Salary:
$15,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$32,000,000
Total GTD:
$32,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2023 27 $10,100,000 4.49% $16,600,000 $16,600,000 $36,750,000
2024 28 $7,813,333 3.06% $9,910,000 $26,510,000 $28,925,000
2025 29 $12,450,853 4.46% $8,692,520 $35,202,520 $17,019,187
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 3 YR, $35,202,520; $8,508,334 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $19,988,334 6.59% $11,510,000 $46,712,520 $8,508,334
2027 31
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Option Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2023 27 $1,600,000 $8,500,000 - - - - $10,100,000 4.49% $36,750,000
2024 28 $1,125,000 $3,750,000 - $180,000 $2,758,333 - $7,813,333 3.06% $28,925,000
2025 29 $2,980,000 $3,750,000 $2,000,000 $960,000 $2,758,333 $2,520 $12,450,853 4.46% $17,019,187
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 3 YR, $35,202,520; $8,508,334 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $11,000,000 $3,750,000 $2,000,000 $480,000 $2,758,334 - $19,988,334 6.59% $8,508,334
2027 31
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Restructure Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2023 27 $1,600,000 $15,000,000 - - - - $16,600,000 $16,600,000 $46,712,520
2024 28 $1,125,000 - - $510,000 $8,275,000 - $9,910,000 $26,510,000 $30,112,520
2025 29 $2,980,000 - $4,000,000 $960,000 - $2,520 $8,692,520 $35,202,520 $20,202,520
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 3 YR, $35,202,520; $8,508,334 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $11,000,000 - - $510,000 - - $11,510,000 $46,712,520 $11,510,000
Contract Notes
  • $32M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary)
  • 2024 salary & 2024 Option Bonus: $8.275M (fully guarantees 2/16/2024)
  • $6M of 2025 salary fully guarantees 2/14/2025 (vesting date pushed back to a TBD date)
  • 2024-2026 Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000)
  • 2026 Sacks Escalator (based on 2023-2025, max $6M)
    9.5 Sacks: $1M
    13 Sacks: $2M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $19,055,000
Average Salary:
$9,527,500
Signing Bonus:
$9,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,535,000
Total GTD:
$10,535,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $5,759,577
Average Salary:
$1,439,894
Signing Bonus:
$2,268,783
GTD at Sign:
$3,010,582
Total GTD:
$3,010,582
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$52,183,188

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Active
$2,748,783
$2,748,783
2019 23
Active
$741,799
$3,490,582
2020 24
Injured
$1,179,689
$4,670,271
2021 25
Active
$1,265,397
$5,935,668
2022 26
Active
$11,045,000
$16,980,668
2023 27
Active
$16,600,000
$33,580,668
2024 28
Injured
$9,910,000
$43,490,668
2025 29
Active
$8,692,520
$52,183,188
Total      
$52,183,188
$52,183,188
2026 30
Active
$11,510,000
Total
$63,693,188

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,490,794 $2,268,783 - - - $176,091 $5,935,668
4 $6,740,000 $24,500,000 $510,000 $4,000,000 $2,520 $750,000 $46,247,520
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$480,000
$2,268,783
$2,748,783
$2,748,783
2019
23
$741,799
$741,799
$3,490,582
2020
24
$1,003,598
$176,091
$1,179,689
$4,670,271
2021
25
$1,265,397
$1,265,397
$5,935,668
2022
26
$1,035,000
$9,500,000
$510,000
$11,045,000
$16,980,668
2023
27
$1,600,000
$15,000,000
$16,600,000
$33,580,668
2024
28
$1,125,000
$8,275,000
$9,910,000
$43,490,668
2025
29
$2,980,000
$4,000,000
$2,520
$750,000
$8,692,520
$52,183,188
Total
$10,230,794
$26,768,783
$4,000,000
$510,000
$8,275,000
$2,520
$926,091
$52,183,188
$52,183,188
2026
30
$11,000,000
$11,510,000
Total
$21,230,794
$26,768,783
$4,000,000
$510,000
$8,275,000
$2,520
$926,091
$63,693,188

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $3,490,794 $2,268,783 - - - $176,091 $5,935,668
4 $6,740,000 $24,500,000 $510,000 $4,000,000 $2,520 $750,000 $46,247,520

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 SEA 6 - 13 Thigh
2023 SEA 8 - 18 Pectoral
2020 LAC 16 - 17 Knee
  • Mar 20, 2025 Converted $4M of 2025 salary into signing bonus
  • Jul 24, 2023 Signed a 3 year $45 million contract extension with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 16, 2022 Signed a 2 year $19.055 million contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • May 13, 2018 Signed a 4 year $5.75 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Apr 27, 2018 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAC): Round 2 (#48 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 SEA 16 11 583 56.11 7 35 17 18 0 0
2024 SEA 6 2 190 17.32 1 14 8 6 0 0
2023 SEA 6 6 283 27.06 2 16 12 4 2 0
2022 SEA 17 17 904 82.94 10 67 42 25 3 0
2021 LAC 17 15 782 65.44 5 40 24 16 2 1
2020 LAC 13 4 356 30.35 5 33 20 13 0 0
2019 LAC 16 3 365 37.10 2 31 23 8 1 0
2018 LAC 16 3 268 25.90 4 27 17 10 0 0
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