Seahawks Lose Mafe, Bengals Overpay

0:00On March 28th, the Seattle Seahawks just let Ed rusher, Boyet May Faye, walk in free agency, signing with the Cincinnati Bengals on a $60 million dollar. Deal over three years. That's 20 million a year for a guy who lost his starting job this season and became a solid bench contributor. Seahawks GM, John Schneider, had tough-capped choices with extensions looming for stars like Jackson Smith, Injigba, and Devon Witherspoon. Earlier this week, other teams came calling hard, but Cincinnati blew everyone out of the water. May Faye's market value sat around 12.2 million per year before free agency, per spot rag projections. Seahawks likely would have matched something close, but not this massive overpay for a backup role player. Fans and analysts are split on the impact. May Faye posted solid numbers last year, with 31 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sex, and five passes, defense over 559. Snaps. His pro football focus grades ranked middle of the pack among Ed rusher's, good in run

1:03defense, but nothing elite. Bengals jumped in out of desperation after losing Trey Hendrickson leaving their past rush thin. They ranked near the bottom last season, giving up 28.9 points and 392.6 yards per game while. Averaging just 2.1 sex. They don't fully trust their 2025 first round pick Shamar Stewart yet. Seahawks can rebound in the draft, but Bengals might regret shelling out this much for serviceable depth. We'll see if Moffe turns their defense around, or just highlights the overpay.