The Seattle Seahawks 2026 roster cuts tracker
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 28: Wide receiver Emmanuel Henderson Jr. #84 of the Seattle Seahawks caught a fourth quarter pass behind the defense of safety DeShon Singleton #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs during NFL preseason game action at Arrowhead Stadium on August 28, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesThe NFL offseason is all but officially over for the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, with the regular season set to kick off on Wednesday, September 9.
To start the season off with a bang, the Hawks will be looking to open the 2026 campaign the same way they closed out 2025, and that is by thumping the New England Patriots. The Seahawks are currently 3.5 point favorites over the Pats at FanDuel Sportsbook, and coming away victorious would allow Mike Macdonald to claim a third win over the Pats in three seasons as head coach in Seattle.
Before getting to the game and on-field action, though, Seahawks general manager John Schneider will need to trim the roster from 91 players down to 53, which means no shortage of roster transactions in the coming days as the team makes the moves necessary to pare the roster down to the allowed limit.
Rather than simply waiving or releasing 38 players, there will almost certainly be players moved to injured reserve or traded away as Schneider works to build the fringes of the roster as competitively as possible. Regardless of the combination of moves Seattle makes, Field Gulls will work to keep readers up to date on all the rumored and reported transactions between now and 6 PM New York time on Sunday, August 30.
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- Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 30, 2026
- Trevon Diggs has been released, but perhaps he'll wind up on the PS
#Seahawks cut CB Trevon Diggs
- Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 30, 2026
- The Seahawks have also waived rookie cornerback Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller, the other corner Seattle drafted in the seventh round this year, was also waived today, per source.
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
- As expected, wide receiver Julian Hicks has been waived
#Seahawks waived Julian Hicks, per source, plan is for practice squad
- Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 30, 2026
- Veteran safety Rodney Thomas II has been released, but will likely end up on the practice squad
Seattle also plans to release S Rodney Thomas II and sign him to their practice squad, a source tells me.
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
As with their plan to release D'Anthony Bell, I would not necessarily view this as a sign that Nick Emmanwori is playing Week 1. That seems very iffy from what I'm hearing.
- WR Ricky White III has been waived again, having failed to make the 53-man roster last year
The Seahawks have informed WR Ricky White III that he's being waived, a source tells me. Last year's seventh-round pick has had a nice summer and is another candidate for Seattle's practice squad.
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
- Seahawks waiving pass rusher Jalan Gaines
The Seahawks have informed OLB Jalan Gaines that he's being waived, I'm told. Gaines, who made a great play at the goal line in the preseason finale, looks like a candidate for the practice squad. https://t.co/sXp8T30uKr
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
- Seahawks waiving OT Kellen Diesch
The Seahawks are waiving OT Kellen Diesch, per source. They claimed him off waivers right before their preseason finale.
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
- Seahawks waiving Bubba Thomas
Seahawks vested veterans releasedThe Seahawks have started to inform players of their plan to waive them as they trim their roster to 53 ahead of today's 1 p.m. deadline.
- Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) August 30, 2026
I'm told one player who's being waived is second-year DT Wy'Kevious Bubba" Thomas. He spent his rookie season on Seattle's practice squad.
- CB Trevon Diggs
- CB Noah Igbinoghene
- S D'Anthony Bell
- S Rodney Thomas II
- RB Velus Jones Jr
- WR Cody White
- TE Nick Vannett
- OL Bobby Hart
- FB Brock Lampe (waived/injured)
- RB Jacardia Wright
- RB Justin Jones
- OL Derrick Graham
- OL Kellen Diesch
- OL Amari Kight (waived/injured)
- OL Federico Maranges
- OL Logan Brown
- DT Bubba Thomas
- DT Deven Eastern
- DT JR Singleton
- DT Uso Seomalo
- DE Aidan Hubbard
- DE Jared Ivey
- CB Jordan Washington
- CB Michael Dansby
- CB Andre Fuller
- WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr
- WR Julian Hicks
- WR Ricky White III
- WR Rashad Rochelle
- OLB Jalan Gaines
- OLB Marvin Jones Jr
- LB Jamie Sheriff
- LB Power Echols (waived/injured)
- LB Aaron Smith (waived/injured)
- S A.J. Finley
- S Maxen Hook
- S Tysheem Johnson
- WR Irv Charles (IR - designated for return)
- RB Zach Charbonnet (PUP)