SEATTLE -- The Seahawks have signed right tackle Abraham Lucas to a three-year extension, the team announced Thursday.
The deal is worth $46 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.
By giving Lucas a new deal, the Seahawks are making a bet on the health of his surgically repaired knee and a rare reinvestment in one of the key pieces of their offensive line.
"I love this team, I love this organization," said Lucas, who grew up 30 miles north of Seattle in Everett, Washington, and played collegiately at Washington State. "This is literally my dream coming true and the dream that I've had since the time I was 3 years old, 4 years old watching football with my dad. I'm just so stoked about it, and it means everything to me."
Lucas, 26, flashed dominance as a rookie in 2022 after the Seahawks drafted him in the third round. But he has been limited to 13 games over the past two seasons because of a right knee injury that required surgery in January of 2024 and, as he described it, "a long and painful process" to return to the field.
In a clear sign that his knee has turned a corner, Lucas didn't miss a single practice in training camp, nor did he sit out any of the spring practices that were open to reporters. He said Thursday that he's "healthy, feeling good, ready to go."
"I really think that this deal is a testament to how much they believe in me," Lucas said. "Injuries suck, and they're tough to get through. But you just put your head down and keep going and I did that as best I could."
Lucas becomes only the second offensive lineman the Seahawks have drafted since general manager John Schneider arrived in 2010 to receive an extension to his rookie contract (Justin Britt in 2017 is the other). At $15.33 million per year, Lucas will rank 13th among NFL right tackles in annual average.
Lucas was part of a 2022 Seahawks draft class that produced starters with each of its first six selections. Those players are all now eligible for extensions, and Schneider hinted recently that one could be in the works. The Seahawks had talks with another member of that class, safety Coby Bryant, but have been unable to agree to a deal.
NFL Network first reported terms of Lucas' extension.