Seattle Seahawks Make Roster Moves

Renton, Wash. -The Seattle Seahawks have made the following transactions to reach the NFL-mandated 53-man roster limit, the team announced on Monday, September 5, 2016.

Waived

DT Brandin Bryant
TE Clayton Echard
WR Antwan Goodley
DE Tylor Harris
QB Jake Heaps
S Keenan Lambert
WR Kenny Lawler
LB Steve Longa
WR Douglas McNeil III
WR E.Z. Nwachukwu
LB Kache Palacio
G Will Pericak
RB Troymaine Pope
DE Ryan Robinson
CB Tye Smith
DT/FB Tani Tupou
WR Kasen Williams

Terminated Veteran Contract

G Jahri Evans
FB Will Tukuafu
Waived/Injured
CB Marcus Burley
DT Jordan Hill
LB Eric Pinkins
T Terry Poole
TE Joe Sommers

Acquired via Trade

DB L.J. McCray (from San Francisco)
DB Dewey McDonald (from Oakland)

Waived from Injured Reserve - Reached Injury Settlement

RB George Farmer
CB Trovon Reed
WR Kevin Smith
DT Sealver Siliga

Team Captains

The Seahawks announced their team captains as voted on by the players, via Twitter. “I love these guys as captains,” head coach Pete Carroll said Monday. "There’s a number of guys that could’ve been (selected), but the players singled these guys out.”