NFL Offseason Chaos: The Dolphins Dump Tua, The Seahawks Let a Super Bowl MVP Walk, and John Harbaugh Is Building the Ravens 2.0
Kenneth Walker III won a Super Bowl MVP with the Seahawks less than a month ago. Today he’s looking at houses in the state of Missouri (Unless he chooses to live in Kansas). That’s how quickly the NFL season turns over. Here’s a breakdown of all of the moves (so far) in the 2026 NFL Offseason.
Dolphins Break the Record! Biggest Dead Cap number for a single player in NFL history.
The Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagaviloa, eating $99 Million in dead cap, breaking the previous record set by the Broncos releasing Russell Wilson for $85 Million. The Dolphins absorbing this hit means they hate Tua more than the Seahawks, Broncos, Steelers, and Giants combined hate Russell Wilson. The dead cap those teams ate for Wilson—combined—still doesn’t equal Miami’s latest cap hit.
Tua is expected to meet with the Falcons and could be signed as a bridge quarterback as Michael Penix Jr continues to recover from his ACL injury late last season.
The Dolphins wasted no time replacing their quarterback, signing Malik Willis today. Willis signed a three-year deal worth $67.5 million. In 2026 QB economics, that’s basically buying a Lamborghini for the price of a Ford Focus. The Dolphins still have Quinn Ewers on the roster, entering his second season. With how team friendly Willis’ contract is, Head Coach Jeff Hafley may still decide to go into 2026 with a quarterback competition to decide who will be QB1.
John Harbaugh turning the Giants into the Blue Ravens
Former Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh is wasting no time bringing his former players to join him in New Jersey with the G-Men. The Giants have already signed former Ravens Tight End Isaiah Likely and Punter Jordan Stout. Stout is now the highest paid punter in the league with a three year $12.3 Million deal. For Likely, it’ll be interesting to see one of the best tight ends in the league transition from Lamar Jackson, arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, to a young Jaxson Dart who is promising, but still with a lot to prove.
The Colts Spent Money to Save Money at Wide Receiver
The Colts made two big salary cap moves so far today. They signed Wide Receiver Alec Pierce, who the Colts drafted in 2022, to a 4 year, $114 Million deal. That deal will cost the Colts an annual average of $29 Million per year. Just hours later, the Colts agreed to trade one of their Wide Receivers, Michael Pittman Jr to the Steelers. Trading Pittman saves the Colts $29 Million against the 2026 salary cap. Interesting that the savings are the exact annual average for Pierce’s contract. Essentially means that the Colts felt like they had to choose between Pittman and Pierce, and they chose Brosnan.
The Seahawks Do Not Care
If there’s one thing Seahawks General Manager John Schneider is not afraid of, it’s change. Russell Wilson was the winningest Quarterback in NFL history for the first 10 years of his career. Schneider traded him. Pete Carroll was the winningest Head Coach in Seahawks franchise history. Schneider (with the support of owner Jody Allen) fired him. Geno Smith, Dk Metcalf and Tyler Lockett - traded, traded, cut. This offseason, after Kenneth Walker won Super Bowl MVP, Schneider let him walk straight to the Chiefs. Coby Bryant has 7 interceptions and 7 forced fumbles over the last two years, Schneider let him walk to the Bears.
The Seahawks, fresh off a Super Bowl win, don’t have many holes to fill. That’s a good place to be when you also happen to have the fifth-most cap space in the NFL. Look for Schneider to make a few splashes, either in locking down current Seahawks or adding to the World Champion roster.
And that’s just the first wave of the 2026 offseason.
Quarterbacks are changing teams, Super Bowl MVPs are house hunting, and John Schneider is once again reminding the NFL that sentimentality is not part of the Seahawks’ business model.