Seahawks Open To Re-Signing DE Carlos Dunlap

Seahawks GM John Schneider says they’re open to re-signing veteran DE Carlos Dunlap, despite releasing him this offseason. 

“We’re keeping the door open to bring him back, because he’s a good pass rusher,” Schneider said, via the Seattle Times.

Dunlap, 33, is a former second-round pick of the Bengals back in 2010. He was in the final year of his five-year, $39.37 million contract when he agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract extension with the Bengals in 2018. 

After tensions escalated with the coaching staff in 2020, Dunlap was traded near the midseason deadline to the Seahawks for a seventh-round pick and OL B.J. Finney. He agreed to a reworked deal as a part of the trade. 

The Seahawks released Dunlap last offseason before re-signing him to a two-year, $16.6 million deal that included $8.5 million guaranteed. However, they once again opted to release him a few weeks ago. 

In 2021, Dunlap appeared in all 17 games for the Seahawks and recorded 35 tackles, 8.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a safety and seven pass deflections.

We have him included in our Top 100 – Available 2022 Free Agents list.