The Seahawks Just Made a Statement: Jake Bobo Is Staying in Seattle
Three days after the Jacksonville Jaguars tried to steal him away, the Seahawks matched their offer sheet and kept Jake Bobo in the Pacific Northwest. It took Seattle all of about 48 hours to make the call, and now Bobo is locked up for two more seasons. This is a big one, because what Bobo showed during the team's run to the Super Bowl title reminded everyone exactly why the Seahawks wanted him in the first place.
From Scratch to Super Bowl Hero
Bobo came into the 2025 regular season dealing with injuries that limited him to 11 games and just two catches. Yeah, you read that right. He was so quiet early in the year that he actually drew two healthy scratches late in the season, which had some people wondering if his time in Seattle might be coming to an end. But then the playoffs hit, and Bobo flipped a switch. He caught two passes for 33 yards in the postseason, including a crucial 17-yard touchdown grab in the NFC title game win over the Los Angeles Rams that helped send Seattle to the Super Bowl. Coach Mike Macdonald wasn't shocked one bit. "That's Jake Bobo," Macdonald said after that game. "That's the guy we know, we love."
Playing Through It All
Here's the crazy part: Bobo played in the Super Bowl itself despite suffering a fractured metacarpal during the Rams game. He had surgery to insert a pin in his hand the day after the NFC title game, but he suited up anyway. "You play with breaks," he said after it was all over. "It just so happens that my story is out when there are a handful of other guys that dealt with very, very similar things and played through it." That's the kind of toughness that gets you paid, and the Jaguars clearly took notice when they signed him to a two-year offer sheet worth $5.5 million with up to $7 million in total value and $4.5 million guaranteed.
The New Deal and What's Next
The Seahawks had a right-of-first-refusal tender on Bobo earlier this month at $3.52 million, which let them match Jacksonville's offer without losing draft picks. Seattle used that window, and Bobo's new contract includes a $1.75 million signing bonus. It's a massive raise from the $1.03 million he made in 2025. Now with Jaxon Smith-Njigba just locked in as the highest-paid receiver in NFL history, Rashid Shaheed already re-signed, and Bobo back in the fold, the Seahawks have kept their receiving room almost completely intact. That's a weapon group that's ready to roll heading into 2026.
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