The Seattle Seahawks have to resolve their cap situation eventually.

While, they have enough money to fit cornerback Jeremy Lane back into their cap situation along with left tackle Duane Brown's contract without any alterations; they don't have enough money to operate for the rest of the season with the money they'd have left.

According to KJR's Curtis Crabtree and Hawkblogger's Seahawks cap expert Evan Hill, the Seahawks have just around $637,000 in cap space with the two players added into their situation. With all the expenses and injuries that can come up during a season, it's simply not enough money to operate a team long-term.

So here's what the Seahawks can do.

They could revisit augmenting Brown's contract. Originally, general manager John Schneider said they were taking Brown's deal onto their books as is but hinted they could look to extend him down the road by saying they wanted the former All-Pro to finish his career in Seattle. Perhaps, they revisit an extension that pushes some of the money off the books this year down the line into future money along with adding years to the contract.

Similar to what they did with quarterback Russell Wilson earlier in the week that freed up $4.1 million to add Brown originally. They converted $6.26 million of his base salary into a signing bonus. Wilson pocketed that money on Monday but the cap hit spreads evenly among the remaining years of the deal after the season.

They could also try that idea with another one of their veterans and push even more salary into the future. As the News Tribune's Gregg Bell points out, the likeliest candidate for this would be linebacker Bobby Wagner, as Wilson's contract was tapped out on the last restructure.

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The Seahawks also have a sneakier option that has its own risks. They could actually cut Lane and see if he clears waivers.

If he's claimed off waivers, his contract is swallowed by the team that claims him. Of course, if he passes waivers, the Seahawks are still on the hook for the money and Lane sign anywhere he chooses. So the Seahawks could end up paying his salary while not actually benefiting from the depth he provides at cornerback. Crabtree pointed out that roster manipulation technique among the options.

No good options remain to fix the Seahawks 2017 cap situation. Either, they'll push more veteran money they would have cleared this season further down the line or they risk a more disgruntled or even completely gone Jeremy Lane.

But the fact of the matter is the Seahawks have to do something. Perhaps not this week but eventually to cure their ailing cap situation.

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