Linebacker Chazz Surratt didn’t stay with the Minnesota Vikings for long, and last season, the man won a Super Bowl with Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks. Now, he’s on his way back, as Seattle re-upped with Surratt on Tuesday.

Seattle kept a familiar depth piece in the building.

Surratt didn’t physically play in the Super Bowl, but he got a ring anyway.

Surratt Still Has Value on Seattle’s Special Teams Unit

The Seahawks get the band back together with a special teams move.

Surratt Re-Ups with SEA

Surratt is on tap to make it two years in a row with the reigning champions. NBC Sports‘ Charean William wrote Tuesday, “The Seahawks are re-signing inside linebacker and core special teams player Chazz Surratt to a one-year deal, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Surratt, 29, spent last season with the Seahawks after they signed him Aug. 28 following his release by the 49ers.”

“He played 60 percent of the Seahawks’ special teams snaps before going on injured reserve with an ankle injury. He was activated back to the active roster before Super Bowl LX but was inactive for the game.”

Most assume Surratt will resume a special teams role.

Seattle’s LBs

Surratt isn’t guaranteed a roster spot when training camp and the preseason roll around, but Seattle seems to enjoy him on special teams. With the NFL Draft five weeks away, these are the Seahawks’ off-ball linebackers:

• Ernest Jones IV
• Uchenna Nwosu
• Drake Thomas
• Tyrice Thomas
• Patrick O’Connell
• Derick Hall
• Chris Paul Jr.
• Chazz Surratt
• Connor O’Toole
• Ja’Markis Weston

It’s also worth noting that Seattle featured the NFL’s best defense in 2025 and was central to its Super Bowl win. Darnold, also a former Viking, received much of the media’s attention, and rightfully so because of his reclamation story, but Mike Macdonald’s defense proved to be the special sauce.

Seattle Sports‘ Brent Stecker on the Surratt re-signing: “With the reunion with Surratt, the Seahawks have brought back 10 players who were set to be free agents this offseason, while five have left the Super Bowl champs for other teams. With Surratt off the market, the Seahawks have just a handful of names left from their season-ending roster remaining in free agency.”

“They are wide receiver Jake Bobo, a restricted free agent who Seattle has extended a right of first refusal tender to, and wide receiver Cody White, who was a restricted free agent who the Seahawks did not tender. There is also cornerback Tyler Hall, who Seattle released last week.”

Surratt’s Career Resume to Date

After leaving Minnesota, Surratt settled into a journeyman role, moving between teams and primarily contributing on special teams. Last season, he appeared in 11 games, playing the majority of his snaps (181) on special teams under Macdonald, where Seattle utilizes him in kick coverage. He has played just seven defensive snaps.

This usage mirrors his career as a whole. Over four seasons, Surratt has played in 52 games, starting five, and totaling 153 defensive snaps. His most active season was in 2024 with the Giants, when he played all 17 games and recorded 18 defensive tackles, in addition to 10 special-teams tackles.

This career profile led to a quiet 2025 free agency period. Surratt remained unsigned for over two months before San Francisco evaluated him in late May. When that opportunity didn’t pan out, Seattle signed him, making them his fourth NFL team.

Surratt’s situation shifted quickly in Minnesota four years ago. The initial enthusiasm surrounding his selection as a 3rd-Round pick diminished when Mike Zimmer’s departure led to Kevin O’Connell’s arrival. By 2022, Surratt was on the verge of being cut and never regained his footing. His tenure with the Vikings concluded after nine games as a rookie in 2021, all on special teams.

His official career ledger:

• Minnesota Vikings (2021)
• New York Jets (2022–2024)
• San Francisco 49ers (2025)
• Seattle Seahawks (2025-now)

The Seahawks’ Free Agency Moves

Seattle has used free agency to re-sign many of its existing players, which makes sense given the almighty success in 2025. Here’s the list of newcomers and re-signings:

• Noah Igbinoghene (CB) WAS → SEA
• Josh Jobe (CB) SEA → SEA
• Josh Jones (RT) SEA → SEA
• Shemar Jean-Charles (CB) SEA → SEA
• Brandon Pili (DL) SEA → SEA
• Brady Russell (TE) SEA → SEA
• Rashid Shaheed (WR) SEA → SEA
• Chazz Surratt (LB) SEA → SEA
• Rodney Thomas (S) IND → SEA
• Emanuel Wilson (RB) GB → SEA

And those finding the exit sign:

• Boye Mafe (ED) SEA → CIN
• Coby Bryant (S) SEA → CHI
• Dareke Young (WR) SEA → LV
• Kenneth Walker III (RB) SEA → KC
• Tariq Woolen (CB) SEA → PHI

Surratt will turn 30 next offseason.

Former McLaren F1 team boss Andreas Seidl is reportedly in contention to replace Adrian Newey as Aston Martin team principal. It is believed that Newey himself is leading the search to find a new team boss at Silverstone after he replaced Andy Cowell in this role in 2026.

Adrian Newey arrived at Aston Martin in 2025 with the view of leading the design of the AMR26 in his role as Managing Technical Partner. But it was later announced that he would also take over the role of team principal, replacing Andy Cowell, from January 2026.

With the 2026 season having now commenced, things have not gone exactly to plan for the Silverstone-based outfit, facing numerous issues with its new Honda power unit. Amid all this, there have also been multiple questions raised about Newey and whether he can perform both his roles as team boss and technical director at the same time.

Now, PlanetF1 has claimed that Aston Martin was looking for a new team principal, with former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl in the running for the role. It is believed that Newey himself is leading the search to bring in someone to run the outfit alongside him.

Other names noted to have been approached for the role by the aforementioned outlet include Audi F1 COO Mattia Binotto and team principal Jonathan Wheatley. Another former McLaren boss, Martin Whitmarsh, is also seemingly under consideration. He was previously the Group CEO of the Aston Martin F1 outfit.

The report also claimed that the door remains open for former Red Bull boss Christian Horner. But Spanish journalist Antonio Lobato recently claimed that the Briton was not in the running.

While the name may not yet be known, it seems that Aston Martin’s hunt for a new team boss is ongoing, and that Adrian Newey is in fact seen as an interim solution, even by the man himself.

Aston Martin clarifies why Adrian Newey was not at the Chinese GP

Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack has clarified that Adrian Newey was never scheduled to attend the Chinese GP after questions were raised over his absence from the pit wall in Shanghai. It was reported that Newey headed straight to the team’s Silverstone facility after the season-opening Australian GP.

Speaking to the media in China, Krack, who was also formerly the team principal, revealed that Newey’s absence was always part of the plan.

“There is a plan in place about where he’s supposed to come and where he does not, so we have not changed that. I would have to go through the plan, but it was always clear that Adrian was not going to do all the races,” said Krack.

The weekend in China saw Aston Martin complete the 19-lap sprint race with both cars, in a positive development for the team and Honda. But the main race saw Lance Stroll retire after just nine laps due to technical issues, and Fernando Alonso had to retire after reporting numbness in his hands and feet from the vibrations in the AMR26.