Seahawks announce roster with some surprising cuts and an open hole

The Seahawks made one huge move on Saturday acquiring Jadeveon Clowney. They also announced who made the 2019 team. Here’s the team.

Officially, the Seahawks still have Jacob Martin and Bakevious Mingo on the roster. Unofficially but more real, they are both gone and Jadeveon Clowney will be a part of the team. Seattle made a lot of moves today and finalized their 2019 roster while making a major trade for Clowney.

As it stands right now, Seattle has no backup quarterback for Russell Wilson. Geno Smith was designated as a Terminated Veteran Contract and is not on the team but Seattle will likely work out a deal to bring him back. Paxton Lynch was waived unsurprisingly, so Smith is the likely backup. What will happen is once the trade is official, Clowney will be added to the team and Mingo and Martin will be subtracted and this will open up one roster spot. Seattle will then add a backup quarterback.

Some surprising cuts were tight end Jacob Hollister who played well in the preseason and looked to be a solid pass catcher. Same goes for Jaron Brown. Maybe the Seahawks cut Brown for cap space but even with adding Clowney Seattle had the space to keep Brown so I am really confused about that.

Seattle’s receiving group will be extremely young now with rookies D.K. Metcalf, Gary Jenning and John Ursua on the team. Plus, Malik Turner is only in his second season and did not have a lot of snaps last year.

Seattle will keep 10 rookies on the roster, so there is a lot of chance happening. If players like Marquise Blair and Bryan Mone and Metcalf can be good, then Seattle is a Super Bowl contending team. If not, all that talent isn’t worth much. Should be a fun year.

Here is the 2019 team.

Quarterback: Russell Wilson

Running back: Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny, Travis Homer, C.J. Prosise

Wide receiver: Tyler Lockett, David Moore, Malik Turner, Gary Jennings Jr, D.K. Metcalf, John Ursua

Tight end: Will Dissly, Nick Vannett, Ed Dickson

Offensive tackle: Duane Brown, Germain Ifedi, George Fant, Jamarco Jones

Guard/center: Ethan Pocic, Justin Britt, Mike Iupati, D.J. Fluker, Joey Hunt

Defensive end: Branden Jackson, Quinton Jefferson, Rasheem Green, Ezekiel Ansah, L.J. Collier

Defensive tackle: Poona Ford, Al Woods, Bryan Mone

Linebacker: Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright, Mychal Kendricks, Shaquem Griffin, Austin Calitro, Cody Barton, Ben Burr-Kirven,

Cornerback: Shaquill Griffin, Tre Flowers, Neiko Thorpe, Parry Nickerson, Akeem King

Safety: Tedric Thompson, Bradley McDougald, Lano Hill, Marquise Blair, Ugo Amadi

Kicker: Jason Myers

Punter: Michael Dickson

Long snapper: Tyler Ott

Physically Unable to Perform (PUP): Defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas and guard Phil Haynes

Suspended first six games: Jarran Reed