The
Seattle Seahawks announced their final roster cuts, finalizing their 53-man roster at 6:00 PM PST on Saturday night; keeping fans guessing three hours after final rosters were due to the
NFL offices.
My roster projection included 48 players of the final 53-man roster. The list was off with two offensive linemen, a DL that went on IR and the Seahawks kept one more linebacker and one less defensive back.
There were a few surprises, and a bit of bad news for the Seahawks and their fans. Defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson injured his knee in the final preseason game vs. the
Oakland Raiders and ended up on the IR for the season. He joins TE John Carlson who had a season-ending torn labrum in his shoulder and WR Isaiah Stanback who is spending his second consecutive season on IR.
The Seahawks have three players that will start the season on the PUP list. The following players can be activated, waived or placed on injured reserve following week six. If activated another player will need to be released:
WR Deon Butler
TE Cameron Morrah
CB Roy Lewis
Here is how their final roster shook out—at least for now. Seahawk fans are accustomed to changes being made following roster cuts; however, the roster is likely much more fluid than in years past. The Seahawks may look for help on the offensive line and they still could use a blocking fullback.
In all, the 2011 roster has much better depth than in years past
—particularly on the defensive side of the ball. The Seahawks have improved at wide receiver and tight end, and throughout the defense. The one setback is at quarterback, where Tarvaris Jackson has much to prove.
LT: Russell Okung
LT: Tyler Polumbus
LG: Robert Gallery
C: Max Unger
G/C: Lemuel Jeanpierre
RG: John Moffitt
OT: Paul McQuistan
RT: Breno Giacomini
RT: James Carpenter
TE: Zach Miller
TE: Anthony McCoy
TE: Dominique Byrd
WR 1: Mike Williams
WR 1: Ben Obomanu
WR 1: Kris Durham
WR 2: Sidney Rice
WR 2: Golden Tate
WR 2: Doug Baldwin
RB: Marshawn Lynch
RB:
Leon Washington
RB: Justin Forsett
FB: Michael Robinson
QB: Tarvaris Jackson
QB: Charlie Whitehurst
QB: Josh Portis
LDE: Chris Clemons
LDE: Raheem Brock
3 DT: Alan Branch
3 DT: Lazarius "Pep" Levingston
1 DT: Brandon Mebane
DT: Clinton McDonald
DT: Junior Siavii
RDE: Red Bryant
RDE: Dexter Davis
WLB: Aaron Curry
WLB: Matt McCoy
WLB: David Vobora
MLB: David Hawthorne
MLB: K.J. Wright
SLB: Leroy Hill
SLB: Malcolm Smith
LCB: Marcus Trufant
LCB: Richard Sherman
RCB: Walter Thurmond
RCB: Brandon Browner
CB: Byron Maxwell
SS: Kam Chancellor
FS: Earl Thomas
DB: Atari Bigby
DB: Jeron Johnson
K: Jeff Reed
P: Jon Ryan
LS: Clint Gresham
Released:
C/G: Mike Gibson
G: Paul Fanaika
OT: William Robinson
FB: Dorson Boyce
RB: Thomas Clayton
RB: Vai Taua
WR: Chris Carter
WR: Owen Spencer
WR: Patrick Williams
CB: Kennard Cox
DB: Mark LeGree
SS: Josh Pinkard
DE: Maurice Fountain
DE: A.J. Schable
DE/LB: Jameson Konz
DT: Colin Cole
DT: David Howard
LB: Michael Johnson
LB: Mike Morgan
Waived, Injured:
DE: Pierre Allen
equivocally
