2016 Seattle Seahawks season

2016 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Pete Carroll
General manager	John Schneider
Owner	Paul Allen
Home field	CenturyLink Field
Uniform

The 2016 Seattle Seahawks season will be the franchise's upcoming 41st season in the National Football League and the seventh under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks will attempt to improve their 10–6 record from 2015 and will attempt to compete for a third Super Bowl appearance in four seasons.

Roster changes

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2016 team	Notes
G/T	Alvin Bailey	RFA	Cleveland Browns	Signed with the Browns on March 11[1]
RB	Bryce Brown	UFA	TBD
CB	Marcus Burley	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 19[2]
TE	Chase Coffman	UFA	TBD
FB	Derrick Coleman	RFA	TBD
DE	Demarcus Dobbs	UFA	TBD
DT	A. J. Francis	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 18[3]
TE	Cooper Helfet	RFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 18[3]
LB	Bruce Irvin	UFA	Oakland Raiders	Signed with the Raiders on March 9[4]
RB	Fred Jackson	UFA	TBD
QB	Tavaris Jackson	UFA	TBD
C	Lemuel Jeanpierre	UFA	TBD
WR	Jermaine Kearse	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 10[5]
CB	Jeremy Lane	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 9[6]
C	Patrick Lewis	RFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 18[3]
WR	Ricardo Lockette	UFA	TBD
TE	Anthony McCoy	UFA	TBD
DT	Brandon Mebane	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Signed with the Chargers on March 9[7]
RB	Christine Michael	RFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 17[8]
LB	Nick Moody	RFA	TBD
LB	Mike Morgan	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 19[9]
T	Russell Okung	UFA	Denver Broncos	Signed with the Broncos on March 17[10]
LB	Eric Pinkins	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 16[11]
DT	Ahtyba Rubin	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 7[12]
P	Jon Ryan	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Re-signed on March 11[13]
CB	Mohammed Seisay	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 18[3]
CB	DeShawn Shead	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 14[14]
G	J. R. Sweezy	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Signed with the Buccaneers on March 9[15]
S	Steven Terrell	ERFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed tender on April 18[3]
FB	Will Tukuafu	UFA	TBD

Signings

Position	Player	2015 Team	Notes
WR	Jeff Fuller	Calgary Stampeders (CFL)	Signed February 11[16]
RB	Cameron Marshall	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)	Signed February 11[16]
DT	Sealver Siliga	New England Patriots	Signed March 14[17]
OT	Bradley Sowell	Arizona Cardinals	Signed March 14[18]
OT	J'Marcus Webb	Oakland Raiders	Signed March 15[19]
LS	Drew Ferris	None	Signed March 23[20]
DE	Chris Clemons	Jacksonville Jaguars	Signed April 1[21]
CB	Brandon Browner	New Orleans Saints	Signed April 17[22]
DE	Tavaris Barnes	New Orleans Saints	Signed April 28[23]
TE	Brandon Williams	Miami Dolphins	Signed April 28[24]
QB	Jake Heaps	None	Signed May 2[25]

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2015 season.

Departures

Position	Player	Notes
LS	Clint Gresham	Released March 16[11]
DT	Jesse Williams	Waived March 8[26]
LS	Andrew East	Waived March 24[27]
QB	Phillip Sims	Waived April 28[28]
RB	Cameron Marshall	Waived May 4[29]
C	Drew Nowak	Waived May 4[29]
TE	Ronnie Shields	Waived May 4[29]
DE	Josh Shirley	Waived May 4[29]
WR	Tyler Slavin	Waived May 4[29]

Draft

2016 Seattle Seahawks Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Trades
1	31	Germain Ifedi	G/T	Texas A&M	[lower-alpha 1]
2	49	Jarran Reed	DT	Alabama	[lower-alpha 2]
3	90	C. J. Prosise	RB	Notre Dame	[lower-alpha 1]
	94	Nick Vannett	TE	Ohio State
	97 *	Rees Odhiambo	G	Boise State
4	None				[lower-alpha 2]
5	147	Quinton Jefferson	DT	Maryland	[lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]
	171 *	Alex Collins	RB	Arkansas
6	215 *	Joey Hunt	C	TCU	[lower-alpha 5]
7	243	Kenny Lawler	WR	California	[lower-alpha 3]
	247	Zac Brooks	RB	Clemson

*	Compensatory selection

Draft trades

1. The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 26 overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos' first- and third-round selections (Nos. 31 and 94 overall, respectively).
2. The Seahawks traded their second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 56 and 124 overall, respectively) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the Bears' second-round selection (No. 49 overall).
3. The Seahawks acquired the No. 147 and 243 overall selections (fifth- and seventh-rounds, respectively) in a trade that sent one of their seventh-round selections (No. 225 overall — previously acquired in a 2015 trade that sent running back Christine Michael to the Dallas Cowboys) and a 2017 fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots.
4. The Seahawks traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for safety Kelcie McCray.
5. The Seahawks traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 202 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for cornerback Mohammed Seisay.

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30,^[30] unless noted otherwise.

Position	Player	College	Notes
WR	DeAnthony Arnett	Michigan State
QB	Trevone Boykin	TCU
DT	Brandin Bryant	Florida Atlantic
CB	DeAndre Elliot	Colorado State
TE	George Fant	Western Kentucky
LB	Christian French	Oregon
CB	Darvell Harris	North Alabama
DT	Lars Koht	Florida International
LB	Steve Longa	Rutgers
RB	Tre Madden	USC
OT	Lene Maiava	Arizona
S	Tanner McEvoy	Wisconsin
S	Tyvis Powell	Ohio State

Staff

Seattle Seahawks staff
	Front Office Chairman – Paul Allen President – Peter McLoughlin Executive Vice President/General Manager – John Schneider Senior Vice President of Football Administration – Matt Thomas Director of Team Operations – Tag Ribary Director of College Scouting – Matt Berry Director of Player Personnel – Scott Fitterer / Trent Kirchner Director of Pro Personnel – Dan Morgan Director of Football Communications – Lane Gammel Senior Personnel Executive – Ed Dodds Head Coaches Head Coach/Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Pete Carroll Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tom Cable Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Rocky Seto Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Darrell Bevell Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Sherman Smith Wide Receivers – Dave Canales Assistant Wide Receivers – Nate Carroll Tight Ends – Pat McPherson Assistant Offensive Line – Pat Ruel & Brennan Carroll Offensive Assistant – Will Harriger Quality Control/Offense – Keith Carter			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kris Richard Defensive Line – Travis Jones Assistant Defensive Line – Dwaine Board Linebackers – Micheal Barrow Assistant Linebackers – Lofa Tatupu Assistant Secondary/Cornerbacks – Chris Cash Assistant Secondary/Safeties – Andre Curtis Quality Control/Defense – John Glenn Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Brian Schneider Assistant Special Teams – Nick Sorensen Assistant Special Teams – Chad Morton Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Chris Carlisle Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mondray Gee Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jamie Yancher → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks -- Trevone Boykin  5 Jake Heaps  3 Russell Wilson Running backs 30 Zac Brooks 36 Alex Collins 42 Brandon Cottom FB 32 Christine Michael 22 C. J. Prosise 34 Thomas Rawls Wide receivers 89 Doug Baldwin  8 Jeff Fuller  1 Deshon Foxx 14 Antwan Goodley 15 Jermaine Kearse 11 Kenny Lawler 16 Tyler Lockett RS 19 Douglas McNeil 10 Paul Richardson 17 Kevin Smith 18 Kasen Williams Tight ends 88 Jimmy Graham 84 Cooper Helfet 81 Nick Vannett -- Brandon Williams 82 Luke Willson		Offensive linemen 68 Justin Britt G 79 Garry Gilliam T 63 Mark Glowinski G 53 Joey Hunt C 76 Germain Ifedi T 65 Patrick Lewis C 70 Rees Odhiambo G 75 Will Pericak C 69 Terry Poole T 66 Kona Schwenke T 67 Kristjan Sokoli G 78 Bradley Sowell T 73 J'Marcus Webb T Defensive linemen 56 Cliff Avril DE -- Tavaris Barnes DE 72 Michael Bennett DE 55 Frank Clark DE 90 Chris Clemons DE 99 A. J. Francis DT 98 Justin Hamilton DT 97 Jordan Hill DT 92 Quinton Jefferson DT 91 Cassius Marsh DE 93 Jarran Reed DT 44 Ryan Robinson DE 77 Ahtyba Rubin DT 98 Sealver Siliga DT 94 DeAngelo Tyson DT		Linebackers 52 Brock Coyle MLB 57 Mike Morgan OLB 58 Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB 47 Eric Pinkins OLB 54 Bobby Wagner MLB 50 K. J. Wright OLB Defensive backs 39 Brandon Browner CB 31 Kam Chancellor SS 41 George Farmer CB 30 Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB 20 Jeremy Lane CB 33 Kelcie McCray SS 37 Trovon Reed CB 26 Mohammed Seisay CB 35 DeShawn Shead CB 25 Richard Sherman CB 27 Tharold Simon CB 37 Robert Smith S 21 Tye Smith CB 23 Steven Terrell FS 29 Earl Thomas FS Special teams 43 Drew Ferris LS  4 Steven Hauschka K  9 Jon Ryan P				Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 4, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 70 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice Squad, 10 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

The Seahawks' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 7. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 14, when the regular season schedule was announced.

Week	Date	Kickoff	opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	1:30 p.m. PDT	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium
2	August 18	7:00 p.m. PDT	Minnesota Vikings			CenturyLink Field
3	August 25	7:00 p.m. PDT	Dallas Cowboys			CenturyLink Field
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Oakland Raiders			Oakland Coliseum

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:05 p.m. PDT	Miami Dolphins			CenturyLink Field	CBS
2	September 18	1:05 p.m. PDT	at Los Angeles Rams			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Fox
3	September 25	1:05 p.m. PDT	San Francisco 49ers			CenturyLink Field	Fox
4	October 2	10:00 a.m. PDT	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	Fox
5	Bye
6	October 16	1:25 p.m. PDT	Atlanta Falcons			CenturyLink Field	Fox
7	October 23	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC
8	October 30	10:00 a.m. PDT	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
9	November 7	5:30 p.m. PST	Buffalo Bills			CenturyLink Field	ESPN
10	November 13	5:30 p.m. PST	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	NBC
11	November 20	1:25 p.m. PST	Philadelphia Eagles			CenturyLink Field	CBS
12	November 27	1:05 p.m. PST	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
13	December 4	5:30 p.m. PST	Carolina Panthers			CenturyLink Field	NBC
14	December 11	1:25 p.m. PST	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	Fox
15	December 15	5:25 p.m. PST	Los Angeles Rams			CenturyLink Field	NBC/NFLN/Twitter
16	December 24	1:25 p.m. PST	Arizona Cardinals			CenturyLink Field	Fox
17	January 1	1:25 p.m. PST	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

1. Condotta, Bob (March 11, 2016). "Seahawks lose Alvin Bailey to Cleveland as offensive-line makeover continues". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
2. Condotta, Bob (April 19, 2016). "Seahawks notes: Marcus Burley officially signed, Frank Clark has new position, Brandon Browner gets his number back, and more". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
3. Condotta, Bob (April 18, 2016). "Seahawks officially sign Brandon Browner, Patrick Lewis, three others". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
4. Condotta, Bob (March 8, 2016). "Seahawks LB Bruce Irvin to sign with Raiders". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
5. Condotta, Bob (March 10, 2016). "Receiver Jermaine Kearse to return to the Seahawks". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
6. Condotta, Bob (March 9, 2016). "Seahawks re-sign cornerback Jeremy Lane". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
7. Condotta, Bob (March 9, 2016). "Brandon Mebane now a former Seahawk, signs with San Diego Chargers". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
8. Condotta, Bob (March 17, 2016). "Seahawks re-sign running back Christine Michael". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
9. Condotta, Bob (March 19, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks re-sign free agent linebacker Mike Morgan". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
10. Condotta, Bob (March 17, 2016). "Seahawks left tackle Russell Okung agrees to huge deal with Denver Broncos". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
11. Condotta, Bob (March 16, 2016). "Seahawks waive long snapper Clint Gresham, sign LB Eric Pinkins". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
12. Condotta, Bob (March 8, 2016). "Seahawks reach agreement with DT Ahtyba Rubin to three-year deal". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
13. Condotta, Bob (March 11, 2016). "Punter Jon Ryan staying with Seahawks". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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15. Condotta, Bob (April 14, 2016). "Seahawks OL J.R. Sweezy signs with Tampa Bay". 247Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
16. Condotta, Bob (February 11, 2016). "Seahawks sign CFL receiver Jeff Fuller and running back Cameron Marshall". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
17. Condotta, Bob (March 14, 2016). "Seahawks sign Sealver Siliga to add depth on defensive line". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
18. Condotta, Bob (March 14, 2016). "Seahawks sign free-agent offensive lineman Bradley Sowell". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
19. Condotta, Bob (March 15, 2016). "Seahawks sign J’Marcus Webb to add to offensive line". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
20. Condotta, Bob (March 23, 2016). "Seahawks add long snapper Drew Ferris". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
21. Condotta, Bob (April 1, 2016). "Seahawks re-sign defensive end Chris Clemons". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
22. Condotta, Bob (April 17, 2016). "Seahawks bring back cornerback Brandon Browner". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
23. Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks sign DL Tavaris Barnes before NFL draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
24. Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks sign free agent TE Brandon Williams, former Oregon Duck". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
25. Condotta, Bob (May 2, 2016). "Former Skyline High QB Jake Heaps signs with Seahawks". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
26. Condotta, Bob (March 8, 2016). "Seahawks release DT Jesse Williams, tender CB Marcus Burley". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
27. Condotta, Bob (March 24, 2016). "Seahawks waive Andrew East as team continues to make long-snapping moves". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
28. Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks waive Phillip Sims, one of only two quarterbacks on roster". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
29. Condotta, Bob (May 4, 2016). "Seahawks waive 5 players, including former starting center Drew Nowak and former Husky Josh Shirley". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
30. Condotta, Bob (May 2, 2016). "Breaking down the Seahawks’ undrafted free agent situation". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

• Official website