The Seattle Seahawks have officially signed 2020 fourth round pick, tight end Colby Parkinson, to his rookie contract.
All rookie contracts are four-year deals and the amount tendered is based on where they were selected in the draft. For Parkinson, who was selected 133rd overall, he will receive a four-year deal worth $3.96 million, which includes $670,440 in signing bonuses spread out over four years.
While these deals are predetermined, the signing does have an impact on the salary cap. Parkinson will be a $777,610 hit against the team’s cap space in 2020, a figure that will rise incrementally each year through the 2023 season, as long as he remains on the roster.
Parkinson is one of two tight ends the Seahawks selected in the 2020 NFL draft, along with seventh rounder Stephen Sullivan out of LSU.
Parkinson is a big (six-foot-seven) red zone target for Russell Wilson, and his experience lining up out wide could make him an atypical slot receiver of sorts for the Seahawks in 2020 and beyond, as they look to build a unit of weapons around Wilson.
