The Seahawks made a series of roster moves to establish an initial 53-man roster Saturday.
The moves include a few surprises, including releasing all three backup quarterbacks behind Russell Wilson, implying more moves are forthcoming between now and Seattle's season opener against Cincinnati.
The Seahawks made a trade to acquire cornerback Parry Nickerson from the Jets, sending a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick New York. Nickerson, who is 5-foot-10, 182 pounds, was a sixth-round pick out of Tulane in 2018. He played in all 16 games last year, starting two, and recorded 21 tackles and one pass defensed. With Jamar Taylor being released, Nickerson figures to factor into the competition for the nickel spot along with Ugo Amadi and Akeem King.
The Seahawks also parted ways with several veterans who had prominent roles in the preseason, including receiver Jaron Brown, defensive end Cassius Marsh, cornerback DeShawn Shead and Taylor.
The Seahawks can and likely will make more moves between now and next weekend, so this is only a preliminary list of moves, but here are the moves that were officially made on Saturday to get the roster down to 53 players.
Terminated Veteran Contracts
FB Nick Bellore
WR Jaron Brown
DE Cassius Marsh
C Marcus Martin
DT Jamie Meder
DB DeShawn Shead
QB Geno Smith
CB Jamar Taylor
Waived
QB J.T. Barrett
WR Jazz Ferguson
TE Jackson Harris
T Will Holden
TE Jacob Hollister
LB Jawuan Johnson
WR Kahlil Lewis
S Shalom Luani
QB Paxton Lynch
RS J.D. McKissic
DT Earl Mitchell
WR Nyqwan Murray
T Elijah Nkansah
WR Keenan Reynolds
G Jordan Roos
TE Wes Saxton
RB Bo Scarbrough
DE Logan Tago
CB Simeon Thomas
G Landon Turner
RB Xavier Turner
T Brian Wallace
WR Terry Wright
LB Juwon Young
Waived/Injured
CB Jeremy Boykins
LB Justin Currie
Physically Unable to Perform
DT Demarcus Christmas
G Phil Haynes
Injured Reserve
G Jordan Simmons
Acquired via Trade
CB Parry Nickerson
Reserve/Suspended
DT Jarran Reed
Take a look at the Seattle Seahawks' initial 53-man roster for the 2019 NFL season.
(AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
