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# Analysis: Seahawks Make Shrewd Gamble Extending Abraham Lucas Through 2028
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/analysis-seattle-seahawks-shrewd-gamble-abraham-lucas-extension/
- Published: 2025-09-04T17:07:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T05:36:36.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: Analysis, Seahawks, Abraham Lucas, Charles Cross

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![  Seattle Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas makes a block against Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt during a regular season game. Credit: Abraham Lucas/Instagram  ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/325329617_5706704849438953_4638198772830914316_n-format-original.jpg)

Seattle Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas makes a block against Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt during a regular season game. Credit: Abraham Lucas/Instagram \[/caption\]

Now in the final year of his rookie contract, Abraham Lucas spent a large portion of his first three seasons on the shelf battling through knee issues. But the Seattle Seahawks appear to be confident those problems are now well behind him.

According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Seahawks have locked up Lucas with a three-year extension worth $46 million to keep the young tackle in the fold through 2028\. The former third round pick out of Washington State has a chance to earn more money on the deal through incentives, though details have yet to be disclosed.

Even without having all of the fine print clarified just yet, assuming most - if not all - of the guaranteed money is in the first year or two of the contract - this latest extension orchestrated by Seahawks general manager John Schneider and cap guru Joey Laine looks to be a win-win for both sides. The organization keeps one of their own promising players from a heralded 2022 draft class with a significant raise north of $15 million per year for Lucas while still not paying top-10 money for the position and having a carrot dangled out in front for Lucas to earn some of that money back with incentives.

For Lucas, who met with reporters prior to Thursday’s practice, being able to re-sign with his hometown team after everything he went through the past two seasons presented a “dream come true.”

“Still trying to process everything - it's a big deal. Trust me, I'm ecstatic about it,” Lucas said. “Want to thank the organization for their faith in me. I love this team, this organization.”

A true local product born and raised in the Seattle area, Lucas starred at Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett before taking his talents across the state to Washington State. After starting for four years with the Cougars, he became an immediate Day 1 starter for the Seahawks, making history with teammate Charles Cross as only the third rookie tackle duo to open a season as starters for the same team dating back to the 1970 merger.

Lucas wound up starting 16 out of 17 regular season games for Seattle in 2022, allowing 28 pressures and nine sacks and creating running lanes for fellow rookie Ken Walker III to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards as he helped the Seahawks return to the playoffs as a wild card after only winning seven games in the season prior. Looking the part of a long-term foundational piece on the offensive line for the franchise, he garnered All-Rookie team honors from Pro Football Focus with a stellar 68.5 blocking grade, joining cornerback Riq Woolen as one of two Seahawks to receive the distinction.

Unfortunately, Lucas has not been able to replicate that standout rookie season due to lack of availability. He exited a season-opening loss to the Rams shortly after halftime in September 2023 with a knee injury and landed on injured reserve days later, eventually returning to start in five more games before being shut down. He underwent surgery on the knee after the season and opened the 2024 campaign on the PUP list, starting seven games while acknowledging he still wasn’t quite 100 percent playing on “one full tire and a flat.”

While Lucas wasn’t playing at full strength last year after he returned from the PUP list in November, however, the Seahawks were a far different team with him in the lineup than without him. They posted a 5-2 record in the seven games he started, and after rushing for just 91.2 yards per game in the first nine contests, they averaged close to 100 rushing yards per game with six touchdowns on the ground with him back at right tackle, demonstrating his importance to the team’s offensive attack.

“This deal is a testament to how much they believe in me,” Lucas said on Thursday.

Looking towards the future, the Seahawks obviously are taking on a bit of a gamble given Lucas’ durability issues since coming into the NFL, as he missed 22 regular season games in his first three years, or nearly 1.5 seasons worth of games. But the 26-year old blocker has been a major difference maker when on the field and he participated in the entirety of the team’s offseason program as well as training camp without any setbacks, playing dominant football in two brief preseason appearances last month.

Now bulked up to 325 pounds after hitting the weight room hard during his lengthy rehab, Lucas’ added muscle hasn’t hindered his athleticism at all, as he looks as quick and agile on the field as he did coming out of Washington State. He scored an impressive 9.72 Relative Athletic Score at the 2022 NFL Combine, including posting a blazing 1.69 10-yard split on the 40-yard dash along with a 4.4 short shuttle time and a 7.25 3-cone drill time, exhibiting his elite burst and change of direction skills that should cater extremely well to offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s wide zone-heavy scheme.

Clearly, by signing him to a deal that puts him in the top-12 highest paid right tackles with additional incentives to pursue, the Seahawks aren’t worried about Lucas’ health moving forward, and the willingness to sign a deal now rather than waiting until after the season shows the player desired long-term security playing in his home town. By doing the deal now rather than waiting until next March, Seattle could wind up saving itself a ton of money and cap space, as a healthy rebound season from Lucas would surely have raised his asking price and generated significant interest on the free agent market.

Most importantly, Schneider and the Seahawks took another significant step to show a renewed emphasis on investing in the offensive line. After years of being frugal with the unit and ranking near the bottom of the NFL in cap dollars spent in the trenches, signing Lucas along with picking up Cross’ fifth-year option and using a top-20 draft pick on guard Grey Zabel show the times truly are changing in the Pacific Northwest.