RENTON, Wash. (AP) 鈥� The Seattle Seahawks have finalized a four-year contract extension with left tackle Charles Cross.
The contract runs through the 2030 season and includes $75 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Cross, 25, was already under contract through 2026 because the Seahawks exercised his fifth-year option earlier in the season.
鈥淚t means a lot to me,鈥� Cross said Wednesday. 鈥淭his team, this organization, I wouldn鈥檛 want to be anywhere else. This place is definitely special, and I believe that and everyone in this building.鈥�
The Seahawks selected Cross in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft with a pick they acquired when they traded Russell Wilson. Cross has started 62 games, including 14 this season for the Seahawks, who are the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
鈥淚 feel great just being in Seattle, being around my teammates, the organization here,鈥� Cross said.
Cross missed the last three games of the regular season with a hamstring injury, which he said happened during Jason Myers鈥� game-winning field goal against Indianapolis on Dec. 14. Cross practiced Wednesday and is expected to be back for the playoffs.
The Seahawks received a first-round bye and will host the lowest remaining seed on the weekend of Jan. 17-18, giving Cross plenty of time to get back to full strength.
鈥淚 feel like it鈥檒l help me a lot,鈥� Cross said, 鈥渏ust being able to recover and get the reps, get more reps in and refine what I鈥檝e been working on.鈥�
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