Schneider is one of the NFL's longest tenured executives, taking over as the Seahawks GM and executive vice president in 2010 and elevating his title from VP to president of football ops in 2024. His extensions now aligns his contract with Mike Macdonald, who signed a six-year contract to become the Seahawks' coach prior to last season.

Chair Jody Allen and the Seahawks are expected to announce soon they have signed general manager Schneider to a four-year contract extension, a league source with knowledge of the agreement told The News Tribune Wednesday morning. It will keep Schneider under contract to remain their president of football operations through the 2030 season.

This extension is further confirmation the Seahawks are under the direct rule of John Schneider for the foreseeable future. And why wouldn't the team be? During his now-lengthy tenure in the Pacific Northwest,