Wide receiver Jake Bobo will likely be back with the Seattle Seahawks after all.
ESPN’s Field Yates reported the Seahawks tendered Bobo a contract Wednesday. The restricted free agency tender is worth $3.52 million.
Yates’s report of the move came at 12:49 pm ET, which was 11 minutes before the tender deadline. Had the Seahawks not tendered Bobo a deal, he would have reached unrestricted free agency.
On March 3, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the Seahawks didn’t plan to tender Bobo a contract. It’s not clear what changed. But the end result is Bobo probably returning to the Seahawks in 2026.
With the tender offer, Bobo can still negotiate with other NFL teams in free agency. But the Seahawks will have the opportunity to match any contract the receiver gets from another organization.
Bobo had just two catches for 20 yards during 11 regular season games last season. In three campaigns with the Seahawks, he has registered 34 receptions, 323 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
But he’s a key run blocker and special teams contributor. Bobo also made a clutch touchdown catch in the NFC championship victory against the Los Angeles Rams.
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