Devon Witherspoon has already become one of the defining pieces of the Seahawks’ title defense, and Julian Love says the reason is simple: the cornerback never lets up.
Seattle locked up Witherspoon with a major contract extension before Week 1 of the 2026 season, a move that fit the way he played throughout the team’s championship run. After a season in which he stood out all over the field, Love recently explained what separates Witherspoon from so many other highly regarded players.
“Spoon is just always flying to the ball. You see the big name, highly touted guys.
It's like a flash in the pan, make a big play, going through the motions. Spoon is 100% every single play, every practice, every game.
That's what's special,” Love told NFL insider Jordan Schultz in an exclusive interview.
That motor showed up in the numbers, too. Witherspoon finished the 2025 regular season with 48 total tackles, seven passes defended and an interception. Then he elevated again in the playoffs, adding 17 tackles, a sack and four more passes defended as Seattle pushed through its Super Bowl run.
The Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX in February to claim the second championship in franchise history. Their first Lombardi Trophy came in 2013, when they knocked off Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
Seattle followed that first title with another trip to the Super Bowl in 2014. Witherspoon and the rest of the roster are hoping this group can keep that pattern going, and if he keeps playing at the level he showed last season, the Seahawks will have every chance to do it again in 2026.
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