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Liz Mathews

2020 Seahawks roster cuts: Seattle trims squad down to 53 players

The Seattle Seahawks made a number of difficult decisions over the last couple of days to trim their roster down to the 53-player limit by the NFL’s deadline of Saturday, Sept. 5 at 1:00 p.m. PT.

While the roster will remain fluid over the next couple of days and the rest of the season, here’s a look at the players who were waived or released during the initial round of cuts. Keep in mind, some could be added back to active duty or placed on the practice squad.

Seattle has waived the following players:

T Tommy Champion

DT Demarcus Christmas

QB Danny Etling

WR Aaron Fuller

QB Anthony Gordon

LB Shaquem Griffin

WR Penny Hart

CB Gavin Heslop

DT P.J. Johnson

DT Cedrick Lattimore

WR Lance Lenoir

TE Tyler Mabry

S Chris Miller

DB Ryan Neal

CB Debione Renfro

DB Jayson Stanley

TE Stephen Sullivan

WR Cody Thompson

OT Chad Wheeler

The Seahawks also terminated the contracts of two veterans:

WR Paul Richardson

FB Nick Bellore

Click here to see the five players the Seahawks placed on reserve lists to start the 2020 season.

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