Seahawks re-sign receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed wide receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr, who were both waived in July ahead of training camp.

The Seattle Seahawks executed a pair of roster moves on Friday, re-signing a couple of players the team had waived just last month.

Wide receiver Seth Dawkins and running back Patrick Carr are both now back on Seattle’s active roster.

Dawkins and Carr had both initially signed with the Seahawks in May as undrafted rookie free agents.

Seattle now only has one spot open on the 80-man roster.

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Seahawks roster move: Seattle waives rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand

The Seahawks only had one roster move listed on Tuesday’s official transaction wire – Seattle waived rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand.

The Seahawks only had one roster move listed on Tuesday’s official transaction wire. Seattle waived rookie cornerback Kemah Siverand. No corresponding move was noted.

Siverand signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State on May 4. For the Cowboys over two seasons, he played in 26 games. Siverand had attended Texas A&M before transferring to Oklahoma State.

After the waiver, the Seahawks now have 76 players on the active roster.

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Seahawks waive cornerback Brian Allen and running back Anthony Jones

The Seattle Seahawks waived cornerback Brian Allen and running back Anthony Jones, bringing the current roster down to 77 players.

The Seattle Seahawks announced a pair of roster moves on Monday, waiving running back Anthony Jones and cornerback Brian Allen to bring their roster size down to 77.

Jones, an undrafted free agent out of Florida International University, made headlines in 2018 after overcoming severe gunshot injuries. He was considered a long shot to make the Seahawks roster in a position group that includes Chris Carson, Carlos Hyde, and Travis Homer, as well as Rashaad Penny – once the latter is activated from the PUP list.

Allen was selected by the Steelers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft and appeared in 16 games over the past two seasons with Pittsburgh. He spent the majority of 2019 on Seattle’s practice squad. With Allen’s removal, the team still has 11 cornerbacks on the roster.

The Seahawks now have three open roster spots due to Monday’s cuts and the placement of wide receiver John Ursua on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

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COVID-19 offseason makes it ‘very difficult’ for Broncos to evaluate players on roster bubble

COVID-19 will make it even harder for the players on the Broncos’ roster bubble to make the 53-man roster.

It’s been a unique offseason in the NFL.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teams didn’t have on-field organized team activities or minicamps this spring. There won’t be any preseason games this month, either.

That’s bad news for players on the bottom of the Broncos’ roster who are trying to make the team. It’s going to make roster cuts even more difficult than usual for Denver’s staff.

“It makes it very difficult,” general manager John Elway said. “It makes it a lot more difficult, especially with no preseason games also. We’re going to have to see everything we can in the 14 padded practices that we’re going to have before the opener. What it does is it really creates less of an opportunity for those guys to make our football team.

“We’re going to have to find guys with the expanded practice squad, which we have spots for four veterans. We’re going to have to find the right guys to be able to expand the practice squad with. It definitely hurts the opportunities of those CFAs [college free agents] to get out there and really show us what they have — even more so without preseason games.”

If running back Phillip Lindsay didn’t have a pro day, OTAs and preseason when he entered the league, he might not have even made the Broncos 53-man roster. There’s no replacement for games, even if they are exhibition games.

“You can’t evaluate them totally until it’s live action,” coach Vic Fangio said. “Who can tackle, who’s willing to tackle and who can break tackles, it will be an adjustment for everybody.”

Denver will probably do some live drills during camp and the team might have a scrimmage at their stadium. The team will have an expanded practice squad but even that might not stop some players from falling through the cracks. Hopefully the Broncos don’t miss out on the next Lindsay.

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Seahawks waive 7 players, terminate 2 contracts ahead of training camp

The Seattle Seahawks waived seven players and terminated two contracts ahead of training camp, which starts on Tuesday, July 28.

The Seattle Seahawks made a number of personnel moves Sunday afternoon ahead of the start of training camp which is slated for Tuesday, July 28.

To get closer to the mandated 80-man roster limit, Seattle waived the following players:

Running back Patrick Carr

Wide receiver Seth Dawkins

Guard Kahlil McKenzie

Defensive back Josh Norwood

Guard Jordan Roos

Tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson

In addition to the seven players waived, the Seahawks also terminated the contracts of center Joey Hunt and defensive end Branden Jackson.

As of now, the Seahawks have 81 players on the active roster.

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10 Chiefs players in danger of being cut prior to training camp

If the NFL has teams go down to 80-man rosters for training camp, these are 10 players the Kansas City Chiefs could release.

The NFL is expected to adopt a smaller offseason roster in the coming days. Typically, teams carry 90 players during the offseason, but rosters could be limited to 80 players or less for training camp in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.

The NFL and NFLPA recently agreed to cancel the 2020 NFL preseason. That already creates a huge difficulty for new players on the roster because they won’t have an opportunity to put some work on tape. Now, some players might not even get an opportunity to prove themselves during training camp.

Training camp is set to officially kickoff for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, with strength and conditioning beginning for rookies. That means the Chiefs could be forced to make some decisions soon.

Here are 10 guesses at who could be among the first players to go if the offseason roster size shrinks in Kansas City and around the league:

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RB Elijah McGuire

McGuire joined the Chiefs’ practice squad in November of the 2019 season when the team was dealing with some ticky-tacky injuries at the running back position. He’d stick with the team through Super Bowl LIV and would eventually sign a reserve/future deal with the team to return in 2020.

There is already a logjam of running backs in Kansas City. McGuire is a talented running back, that fits what the Chiefs like to do in the receiving game. It’s still hard to find any situation where McGuire makes the 53-man roster. He’s not even a lock to make the practice squad. If the Chiefs have to start trimming their 90-man roster ahead of camp, McGuire will be one of the players who has to go.