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Seahawks Mailbag: Competition For Roster Spots, Rivalries Uniforms & More

@lattelover012 asks, "Which young OL outside of the starting five do you think we hold onto?"

A: First, the Seahawks need to settle on a starting five, but I'd say it's a safe bet that whoever those five are, plus the players competing for those jobs, are all going to be on the team, meaning left tackle Charles Cross, right tackle Abe Lucas, left guard Grey Zabel, and the four players competing at center and right guard: Olu Oluwatimi, Jalen Sundell, Anthony Bradford and Christian Haynes. That's seven players, and team usually keep nine or 10 linemen, though last year the Seahawks had 11 on their initial 53-man roster. So for those of you who don't want to do some basic math, if we're assuming those seven spots are pretty locked up, that's somewhere between two and four spots available for backups like Josh Jones, who is probably a safe bet to make it as the swing tackle, and young players like Sataoa Laumea, Michael Jerrell and rookies Bryce Cabeldue and Mason Richman. And as always when it comes to final roster spots, teams have to consider not just who they want to keep on the 53-man roster, but who is more likely to clear waivers and be available to sign to the practice squad.

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