The Seattle Seahawks have done what they were required to do at the end of preseason: form a 53-man roster and a practice squad.
There will undoubtedly be a slew of activity from now until the day before Seattle’s opening night game against the New England Patriots on Sept. 9, so what you see right now is almost certainly not what you’re going to see come Super Bowl banner raising night at Lumen Field. We still, ultimately, have a lot to talk about when it comes to Seattle’s roster decisions.
The initial 53-man roster didn’t feature too many shock moves, particularly when the Seahawks retained so many of their players from last season. Maybe there was a minor shock when the Seahawks used some 2027 draft capital to get Avery Smith from the Los Angeles Chargers, signifying yet another move focused on finding the right depth at cornerback. There was no need to fret, for example, about cornerback Trevon Diggs being released when he was destined for the 17-man practice squad, which may have yielded more eyebrow raisers.
None of Cody White, Jamie Sheriff, Noah Igbinoghene, D’Anthony Bell, or Jalan Gaines made Seattle’s initial practice squad. We know what White won’t be back after he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, but we’re still TBD on whether any of those players makes their way back to Seattle any time soon.
To recap and analyze all of the big moves the Seahawks made over the weekend, join myself and The Hawks Eye Podcast host (and Field Gulls staffer!) Bryce Coutts at a little after 6:35 pm PT for our roster and practice squad breakdowns in the first Seahawks Aftermath of the season. If you don’t catch us live, this podcast will be available for replay whenever we’re off the air, which is ideally in about an hour or less. You can tell us your biggest takeaways and thoughts either in the comments section or in the YouTube live chat function!
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