Jawuan Johnson

Seahawks Get Down To 53 Players

The Seahawks have made their roster cuts. Perhaps most notably, they cut quarterback Geno Smith. Since they already waived Paxton Lynch last night and also waived J.T. Barrett, they currently have no passers on the roster behind Russell Wilson. It’s possible the team is just maneuvering the roster and planning on re-signing Smith. If not, they’ll be adding a veteran in the coming days.

The Seahawks had a crowded running backs room, and J.D. McKissic and Bo Scarbrough ended up as the odd-men out. A lot of people were expecting Jaron Brown to start the year as the team’s number two receiver while D.K. Metcalf recovers from his knee injury, but he didn’t even end up making the initial 53. Brown was set to make $2.75MM, so maybe he’ll be brought back after the regular season starts when his contract won’t be guaranteed.

Here’s the full list of moves:

Released:

FB Nick Bellore

WR Jaron Brown

QB Geno Smith

CB Jamar Taylor

Waived:

QB J.T. Barrett

 RB J.D. McKissic

RB Bo Scarbrough

CB Simeon Thomas

RB Xavier Turner

Waived/injured:

CB Jeremy Boykins

G Phil Haynes

Injured reserve:

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/27/19

Today’s minor transactions:

Cleveland Browns

  • Signed: RB A.J. Ouellette
  • Waived: OT Ka’John Armstrong

Denver Broncos

Green Bay Packers

  • Claimed off waivers from Bengals: RB Darrin Hall
  • Waived: OG Larry Williams

Houston Texans

New York Giants

  • Signed: WR Amba Etta-Tawo

Philadelphia Eagles:

  • Waived: DT Anthony Rush

San Francisco 49ers

  • Signed: DL Jordan Thompson

Seattle Seahawks

  • Signed: LB Jawuan Johnson

Tennesse Titans 

  • Signed: DB Jonathan Crawford