The Seattle Seahawks now have a young edge rusher to build around for the long-term.
Report: Seahawks sign Derick Hall to 3-year extension
Derick Hall and the Seahawks have agreed to a three-year, $42 million extension that keeps the 25-year-old edge rusher under contract with Seattle through 2029, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday morning.
Hall, a 2023 second-round draft pick, had one year left on his four-year, $9.12 million rookie deal.
Hall’s extension comes after the Seahawks lost 27-year-old edge rusher Boye Mafe in free agency. Mafe, a 2022 second-round pick who spent his first four seasons in Seattle, signed a three-year, $60 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals in March.
Hall and Mafe have both had similar sack production over their careers, but many viewed the 6-foot-3, 254-pound Hall as a better fit in head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense, due to his physical edge-setting presence as a run defender.
And yet, Hall’s extension came at a much cheaper price tag than the deal Mafe signed with Cincinnati.
That’s what stood out to former NFL quarterback Brock Huard, who provided his instant reaction to the news on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.
“Let’s be very clear, the Seahawks chose Derick Hall over Boye Mafe,” Huard said. “That’s why they let him walk in free agency. Boye Mafe signed a three-year, $60 million deal.
“The guy they chose to stay – the guy they wanted to stay – they just signed to a three-year, $42 million extension that folds into this year’s number. It’s extraordinary.”
Mike Salk also was amazed by Hall’s deal. When folding the final year of his rookie contract into his new deal, Hall is set to average approximately $11 million over the next four seasons – just over half of Mafe’s $20 million-per-year average.
“I’m honestly blown away,” Salk said. “… In a vacuum, forgetting about money, I think they wanted Derick Hall over Boye Mafe. So the fact that they get him at almost half the price? I don’t even know what to make of that. Like, how is that even possible?
“John, hats off,” Salk added, referring to Seahawks general manager John Schneider. “Kudos. All the respect, all the props. That is one heck of a deal. Every Seahawks fan should be pretty excited today.”
A massive item checked off the to-do list
Hall’s extension gives the Seahawks some much-needed long-term stability in their edge-rushing corps, with their other top three edge rushers carrying various degrees of age and contract questions that make their futures uncertain beyond 2026.
DeMarcus Lawrence has two years left on his contract, but reportedly was considering retirement earlier this offseason and recently turned 34.
Uchenna Nwosu, who missed significant time with injuries in 2023 and 2024, has one year left on his contract and turns 30 in December.
And recent free agent addition Dante Fowler Jr., who signed a one-year deal with Seattle, turns 32 in August.
“That is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity for them now to go do whatever else they need to do over the next couple of years, because you’ve got one guy set in stone on that edge,” Salk said.
“As we’ve said a bunch of times, the other three guys in that rotation are kind of year to year. … Like, the edge outside of Derek Hall was all a little iffy.”
After a no-sack rookie campaign, Hall had a second-year breakout in 2024 with 8.0 sacks, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
Hall’s production took a step back in 2025, with just 2.0 sacks and three tackles for loss in 14 regular-season games. But he had two sacks in the Super Bowl, including a strip-sack fumble that helped the Seahawks pull away in their 29-13 triumph over the New England Patriots.
Hall also ranked 21st out of 121 edge rushers in Pro Football Focus’ pass rush win rate this past season, which suggests his impact was greater than his traditional stats would suggest. Furthermore, he ranked 31st among edge rushers in PFF run defense grading.
“He fits exactly what you are trying to do in terms of (being) rugged,” Salk said. “He is one rugged dude on the edge and on the outside. He stops the run. He sets an edge. He gets to the quarterback. He wins in the pass rush win stat. And now you at least have him as something set in stone.”
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