""I'm here to stay," he said Wednesday during his introductory press conference at Seahawks headquarters, repeating the line when asked about his expiring contract and the possibility of becoming a free agent in March. "I'm excited, and we can figure something out after the season ends." Shaheed, 27, had only stepped foot inside the Virginia Mason Athletic Center for the first time a few hours earlier when he said he views this as a "long-term" arrangement. But an extension will have to wait."
"The Seahawks, who parted with fourth- and fifth-round picks in the swap, have a long-standing policy of not extending trade acquisitions right away. They prefer to wait until the season ends to begin negotiating -- so long as the player has no more than one year left on his contract by that point -- which is how they ultimately worked out long-term deals for trade pickups like Jamal Adams, Leonard Williams and Ernest Jones IV, to name some recent examples."
The Seattle Seahawks acquired wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints in a trade that cost fourth- and fifth-round picks. Shaheed is 27 and in the final year of a two-year, $6.185 million contract he signed in 2024. Shaheed said he considers the move long-term and stated, "I'm here to stay," while expressing willingness to determine a contract extension after the season. The Seahawks maintain a policy of waiting until the season ends to negotiate extensions for trade acquisitions with one year or less remaining, a practice used previously on notable pickups. Shaheed will likely play the season before extension talks.
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