The Seattle Seahawks locked up their backup quarterback on Thursday, signing Drew Lock to a one-year, $4 million deal, worth up to $7.5 million with incentives.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider broke the news during his weekly radio hit on Seattle Sport 710 am.
“Drew Lock, man, let’s go,” Schneider said “He’s coming back. What an awesome guy. Everything he’s been through – last year we talked about it a bunch. Coming here, competing with Geno (Smith), getting COVID, really bad timing for him. Game 2 was going to be his game against Chicago, then he got really sick, then he still didn’t have his legs against Dallas.
“So I’m just really excited. Really happy for him.”
Lock and Smith competed all last offseason for the Seahawks’ starting job, with Smith emerging as the winner. The process was more friendly than adversarial.
“Both those guys were awesome with pushing each other and then the support that they showed,” Schneider explained. “Geno’s scrimmage and Drew’s scrimmage (in training camp), Drew had a little bit more success that day – I forget exactly how it happened – but Geno was amazing afterwards. He’s like, ‘Hey, look, you know, I’m here for Drew, and if he’s the guy, I’m here to support him.’”
#Seahawks GM John Schneider had news to break as he sat down for his weekly show with @WymanAndBob this afternoon.
"Drew Lock, man. Let's go – coming back," Schneider said, confirming that the Hawks are re-signing their backup QB.https://t.co/S0EBjX3XTg
— Seattle Sports (@SeattleSports) March 17, 2023
“And obviously Drew treated Geno the same way and was great all throughout the season and competing,” Schneider continued. “He knows how much we love him, he knows how important it was, and both their exit interviews (after last season) were great.”
