The Seattle Seahawks retained an important part of their defensive core on Thursday when they re-signed pass rusher Carlos Dunlap on a two-year, $16.6 million deal, with $8.5 guaranteed, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
The #Seahawks are re-signing pass-rusher Carlos Dunlap to a 2 year deal worth $16.6m with $8.5m guaranteed per @DrewJRosenhaus.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 26, 2021
Dunlap spent the first 11 and a half seasons of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, the team that selected him 54th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft, before he was traded last season to the Seahawks.
The 32-year-old, who has had little postseason success, was extremely durable and highly productive during his Bengals tenure, as he never missed a game from 2013 until 2018. He has only missed a total of 13 games over the course of his storied career.
Dunlap broke all manner of Bengals records during his 11 years with the squad. He is the all-time Bengals leader in sacks with 82.5, quarterback hits with 227, forced fumbles with 20, and tackles for loss with 103.
Dunlap still had plenty left in the tank last season for the Seahawks, who were clearly impressed enough to offer him a multi-year deal as the team continues to try and get back to the Super Bowl with generational talent Russell Wilson at the helm.
Dunlap piled up 14 quarterback hits and six tackles for loss in his maiden Seahawks stint, showing his fearsome speed at left outside linebacker, where the team played him.
After winning the NFC West with a 12-4 record, the Seahawks were ousted in the Wild Card game by division rival Los Angeles Rams, so Carlos Dunlap and company will surely be looking for revenge next season.
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