If you want to know why the Seattle Seahawks let cornerback Byron Maxwell leave, all you have to do is look at the numbers the Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly going to pay him.

Maxwell told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Sunday that the deal is done.

Maxwell will sign with the Eagles on Tuesday for a five-year deal between $50 million and $53 million, depending on which of several reports is more accurate when the final numbers come in.

KBME radio in Houston and Fox Sports both say that $25 million of the deal is guaranteed.

The Seahawks were not in position to pay Maxwell that much and they knew all along he probably was going to get it from another team. So the Seahawks are looking elsewhere to replace him.

They are talking to two free-agent cornerbacks -- Tramon Williams of Green Bay and Cary Williams, whom Maxwell is replacing in Philadelphia.

Despite his poor play in the Super Bowl, the Seahawks coaches remain high on cornerback Tharold Simon and his ability. He’s the tall and physical type of corner the team likes, but he also makes too many mental mistakes.

Simon will get better. He basically was a rookie last year after missing his entire rookie season in 2013 with injuries. The problem for now is he may need surgery on his shoulder and might not be ready to play for the start of the 2015 season.

The Seahawks also might consider bringing back Walter Thurmond. He signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants last season, but played in only two games after tearing a pectoral muscle. Thurmond knows the system and can play outside or the nickel spot, but he has a long history of injuries.

Losing Maxwell isn’t a surprise, but it compounds the problems the Seahawks have with injuries in the secondary. Free safety Earl Thomas had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and it’s iffy whether he’ll be ready for the start of the 2015 season.

Safety Kam Chancellor suffered a torn MCL in his left knee two days before the Super Bowl (and still played the entire game) and cornerback Richard Sherman is healing a ligament tear in his left elbow.

Starting nickelback Jeremy Lane may not return until midseason after undergoing surgeries for his arm fracture and a torn ACL from the Super Bowl.

So what has been a team strength with the "Legion of Boom" is the "Legion of the Battered" right now, and a group that just lost one of its starters.