The Seattle Seahawks remained busy today, cutting down to 82 players in anticipation of tomorrow’s deadline by the league to get down to an 80-man roster.
The Seahawks released WR Brandon Smith, LB Neal Howey, DL Teryl White, WR Chris Carter, WR Patrick Williams, FB Ryan Travis, CB Jesse Hoffman and OL Zach Hurd.
Seattle still has to cut two more players before Tuesday.
The Seattle Seahawks announced this morning that they have traded cornerback Kelly Jennings to the Cincinnati Bengals for defensive tackle Clinton McDonald.
A first round pick (31st overall) by Seattle in 2006, Jennings played in 78 games with 43 starts, with 200 tackles and 47 passes defensed, including a career-high 13 in 2010.
But overall during his career in Seattle, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound corner had struggled with making plays on the ball, with just two career interceptions in five years.
The Seahawks also appear to be pleased with the overall depth at cornerback, with CFL product Brandon Browner …
The Seattle Seahawks announced this afternoon that they have released tight end Chris Baker and quarterback Nate Davis.
Baker played in all 16 games in his first and only year in Seattle, and then was placed on the injured reserve with a hip issue for the postseason.
Baker served as Seattle’s blocking tight end, finishing with just nine receptions for 116 yards and a score.
Davis signed a futures contract with Seattle off of the San Francisco practice squad and was considered a developmental prospect for the future.
“He had a great preseason with the Niners,” Seahawks general manager …
According to his agent, the Seattle Seahawks have placed an original round tender on defensive tackle Brandon Mebane.
The Seahawks have not confirmed the restricted tender designation had been placed on the Cal product.
So what does that mean? Well, that’s yet to be determined with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire at midnight Eastern Time on Thursday.
A third-round selection out of California, Mebane originally signed a four-year deal worth nearly $3 million. Mebane has been a four-year starter for Seattle, missing five games in four seasons and averaging 40 tackles and 2.5 sacks a season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting running back/kick return Leon Washington has signed a 4-year deal to remain in Seattle.
According to Schefter’s report, Washington signed a four-year, $12.5 million contract that could reach $16 million with incentives.
The Seahawks have not confirmed the report, but a deal is imminent.
Signing Washington was considered a priority of Seattle because of the significant role that he played as a return specialist. Coming off a a gruesome leg injury that ended his 2009 season, Seattle received Washington in a draft-day trade with the N.Y. Jets, and he made an immediate impact. …
The Seattle Seahawks announced that they have re-signed defensive back Roy Lewis and receiver Isaiah Stanback to the team’s 2011 roster this afternoon.
Elected special teams captain by his teammates last season, Lewis was a regular contributor in Seattle’s third down package defensively, playing in 14 games and finishing with 17 tackles and a sack.
Lewis missed the final two games of the season and the playoffs with a knee issue.
Stanback missed the 2010 season after suffering an Achilles injury during training camp that required surgery.
The Seattle Seahawks announced this afternoon that they have signed defensive tackle Barrett Moen to the team’s active roster.
The University of Minnesota product was with Seattle during last offseason from June 9 to June 24.
A four-year letter winner for the Gophers, Moen (6-foot-4, 282 pounds) started all 13 games his senior season in 2009, finishing with 22 tackles and a half a sack.
Looks like Seattle has it’s receiver duo locked up for the next, couple years. And all the hard work has paid off for wide receiver Ben Obomanu. The Seahawks announced that the 27-year-old has signed a three-year extension today.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The fifth-year pro annually struggled to make the roster, but this season cracked the starting lineup and had his best season as a pro, finishing with 30 receptions for 494 yards and a team-high four touchdowns this season.
Obomanu’s 16.5 per catch average was among the league leaders with players with at least …