Seattle Seahawks tight end Brady Russell has had a positively eventful past several days.
On a personal level, Russell tied the knot with his fiancée Annie. They were married in Washington on March 30 and will have a wedding celebration later this summer.
Congratulations to the Russells on their big moment! (By the way, congrats are also in order for Leonard Williams and his wife Hailey, who also recently married!)
Then there’s the football news for Brady, who was tendered by the Seahawks as an Exclusive Rights Free Agent back in March. Unless the Seahawks really had zero interest in keeping him at least through the offseason, this was a formality. However, Russell didn’t actually sign his tender until now. As a tendered ERFA, Russell’s contract is one year and $1,030,000.
Russell was picked up by Seattle after signing him off the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad in 2023. The undrafted free agent played in 15 games, with 312 of his 328 snaps coming on special teams. An impressive training camp and preseason saw Russell make the 53-man roster as a fourth tight end (behind Noah Fant, A.J. Barner, and Pharaoh Brown) with several snaps as a makeshift fullback.
While Russell’s spot in the offense may be uncertain given Klint Kubiak’s interest in adding a true fullback to the depth chart, Russell remains a key part of Seattle’s special teams coverage unit.
In the meantime, it’s celebration for the Russell family now that Brady and Annie are married!
