Jake Bobo Just Turned Down Jacksonville to Stay in Seattle, and Here's Why It Matters
The Seahawks didn't mess around. On Tuesday, Seattle made it official: Jake Bobo is staying home. After the Jacksonville Jaguars threw an offer sheet at him over the weekend, the Hawks matched it with a day to spare, locking up their favorite receiver on a two-year deal worth $5.5 million in base value with $4.5 million guaranteed. This wasn't some last-minute scramble either. Bobo wanted to be here, and the front office made sure he stayed.
How We Almost Lost Bobo to Jacksonville
Here's what went down: Bobo was tendered as a restricted free agent, which would have locked him into a one-year, non-guaranteed contract worth $3.52 million. But that tender came with a catch. He could still shop himself around and sign an offer sheet elsewhere, and Seattle could either match or let him walk. The Jaguars came through with an offer on Friday, giving the Seahawks five days to make a move. They didn't need all of it.
Bobo told Seahawks.com exactly what he was thinking the whole time. "I didn't want to go anywhere else," he said. "Obviously, it looked like there was a shot I was going to end up in Jacksonville, but in the back of my mind, I was hoping the guys upstairs would make something happen, and they did." That's the kind of loyalty that matters in a locker room.
A Tough 2025 Made This Deal Necessary
Last season wasn't kind to Bobo. He battled injuries, appeared in just 11 games, hauled in only two catches, and was even declared a healthy scratch twice late in the year. Things looked uncertain. But Bobo's connection to this team and this city runs deeper than stats. "When you think about this organization, who the guys are in the locker room, who the staff is upstairs, all of that comes secondary to what's really important, which is, I want to play for this organization, this city, and the guys in the locker room," he told the team's website. "If you're giving me the choice, I'm choosing this place 10 out of 10 times."
The two-year deal gives Bobo the security he's never had since signing out of UCLA in 2023. The Seahawks also brought back safety D'Anthony Bell and cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles on Tuesday. Bell played 14 games last season as a reserve and special-teams contributor, and Jean-Charles has appeared in 29 career games since 2021. With these signings locked in, nearly all of Seattle's known free-agent agreements are official. Only linebacker Chazz Surratt remains unsigned, pending his return.
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