Seattle Seahawks preseason is over, and now the last major phase before regular season play begins is finally upon us.
The Seahawks enter Sunday with 91 players on the active roster. That number needs to be trimmed to 53 by Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 1 pm PT. After the waiver claims deadline passes at 9 am PT on Wednesday, Aug. 27, teams can start forming their practice squads, which has a 16-player limit with a 17th player permitted if they’re part of the International Player Pathway program).
It’s worth noting that “vested” veterans (aka players with at least four accrued years of NFL experience) are not subject to waivers if they’re released before the trade deadline. For example, Marquez Valdes-Scantling would be an immediate free agent if he’s cut by Seattle, but Dareke Young would have to go through waivers.
Field Gulls is the place for Seahawks roster cuts news, reports, and confirmations from now until Tuesday. We could see reports or confirmations of Seahawks cuts made as soon as Sunday, hence the tracker is up right now.
No Seahawks transactions were made official on the NFL wire on Sunday, so any news that does come through would be processed on Monday.
Seahawks players waived or released
Seahawks players on regular season PUP or NFI list
Seahawks players placed on injured reserve