The Seahawks trimmed to 53 on a tough cutdown day, freeing cap space by cutting Marquez Valdes-Scantling and trading Mike Jerrell to Atlanta for a conditional seventh. The move reshapes the WR room toward bigger, run-first options and opens the door for Cody White and Dariq Young to push for early-season roles, while fans watch for practice-squad gems like the undrafted pair Jared Ivy and Connor Ul showing upside on defense.

Defensively, Seattle’s depth questions at nose and inside linebacker loom, prompting talk of waiver pickups or trades. The staff leaned into a physical, run-focused identity, which bodes well for the young blockers and edge players, but fantasy players should monitor who lands the early-down workload and how the group fills remaining gaps on waivers.