Source to TNT: Seahawks, new team star Julian Love expected to sign new 3-year, $36M deal

For as long as John Schneider has been in charge of Seahawks contracts, he’s typically gotten new deals done with the team’s foundational players on the first days of training camp entering the final years of their deals.

Just one season into his time playing for Seattle, Julian Love is certifiably a Seahawks foundational player. He has up to 36 million ways to show that now.

The team and its Pro Bowl safety from last season — who was so good he made $70 million former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams expendable — are expected to finalize agreement as soon as Thursday on a new three-year contract, a league source told The News Tribune Wednesday evening.

Love’s new deal could be worth up to $36 million, including performance incentives and bonus. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that first.

Love, a former captain for the New York Giants, had signed a two-year contract worth up to $12 million with Seattle before last season. That deal ends after this season.

This new contact has the potential to double his money and take Love, who became a new father when his wife Julia had baby boy Noah last Christmastime, past his 29th birthday. The new deal ties Love to the Seahawks through the 2027 season.

This time last year, Love was trying to find a role in Seattle’s defense upon his arrival from the Giants. Then Adams didn’t return smoothly or effectively from a torn quadriceps tendon from the opening game of the 2022 season then residual knee pain. Love moved into Adams’ spot.

Love, 26, set career highs for interceptions (four) and pass breakups (10). His 123 tackles were one fewer than his career high in 2022 with the Giants. Love earned his the first Pro Bowl selection of his five-year NFL career.