Seahawks Waive 21, Put Tubbs on IR

And so it is down to 53. The Seahawks met the deadline to pare their roster down from 75 to 53 players by releasing 21 players, and placing defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs on injured reserve. The team also traded safety Michael Boulware to the Texans for defensive end Jason Babin.

Here is the list of cuts:

QB Derek Devine
RB Marquis Weeks
FB Josh Parry
FB David Kirtman
WR Joe Fernandez
WR Jordan Kent
WR Logan Payne
TE Joe Newton
TE Leonard Stephens
C Pat Ross
G Steve Vallos
T Kyle Williams
DE Brandon Green
DE Nu’u Tafisi
DT Eric Taylor
DT Marcus Green
LB Cameron Jensen
CB Omowale Dada
CB DeJuan Groce
CB Kevin Hobbs
CB Pete Hunter

Stay tuned for detailed analysis of those players who were shown the door, and additional thoughts about those Seahawks who just escaped the Turk.

The Seahawks, like all other NFL teams, can name up to eight players to their practice squad beginning tomorrow, September 2.