Seahawks finalize 53-man roster: Who’s in?
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks finalized their 53-man roster on Saturday. This came after a bunch of moves on Friday. Here’s who made the team and some notes of those who did not.
There were several leaks earlier in the day about Seahawks that were being released. Among them were defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin. Rubin was made expendable by Seattle acquiring Sheldon Richardson. Pierre Desir, Alex Collins, Mike Davis and Joey Hunt were also leaked to be leaving Seattle. At least as far as the active 53-man roster.
So who did make the team? And what will the Seahawks look like to start the 2017 season? These are the players on the roster. (Of course, there still could be changes prior to week one. The NFL is always full of crazy, you know.)
Quarterback
Starter: Russell Wilson
Backup: Austin Davis
Running Back
(Presumed) starter: Thomas Rawls
Backups: Eddie Lacy, C.J. Prosise, Chris Carson, J.D. McKissic and fullback Tre Madden
Receivers
Starters: Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett and Paul Richardson
Backups: Amara Darboh and Tanner McEvoy
Tight Ends
Starter: Jimmy Graham
Backups: Luke Willson and Nick Vannett
Offensive linemen
Starters: Rees Odhiambo, Luke Joeckel, Justin Britt, Oday Aboushi (or Glowinski), Germain Ifedi
Backups: Isiah Battle, Matt Tobin, Mark Glowinski, Jordan Roos and Ethan Pocic
Defensive linemen
Starters: Michael Bennett, Sheldon Richardson, Jarran Reed and Cliff Avril
Backups: David Bass, Frank Clark, Marcus Smith and Nazair Jones
Linebackers
Starters: Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright
Backups: D.J. Alexander, Terence Garvin, Dewey McDonald and Michael Wilhoite
Cornerbacks
Starters: Richard Sherman, Shaquill Griffin and Jeremy Lane
Backups: Justin Coleman and Neiko Thorpe
Safeties
Starters: Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas
Backups: Bradley McDougald, Tedric Thompson and Delano Hill
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Specialists
Kicker: Blair Walsh
Punter: Jon Ryan
Long snapper: Tyler Ott