Tackle Chad Wheeler, defensive back Ryan Neal, large receiver Penny Hart and pass receiver Cody Thompson all hung out on the Seahawks practice squad in 2019. Wheeler was promoted to the active lineup in the week leading up to the divisional round match-up vs. the Packers.
A day after the Seahawks revealed their initial 53-man roster for the 2020 season, they signed 14 gamers to the 16-man practice squad. While in previous seasons, the practice squad was 10 players, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, groups accepted bring the number up to 16.
The staying gamers included to the practice squad had actually initially signed as undrafted rookie totally free agents. They are deal with Tommy Champion, large receiver Aaron Fuller, defensive back Gavin Heslop, protective deal with Cedrick Lattimore and tight end Tyler Mabry.
Quarterback Danny Etling, pass receiver Lance Lenoir and defensive back Jayson Stanley had actually all been claimed off waivers by the Seahawks this offseason.
Shaquem Griffin was the most significant of the names contributed to the team. Griffin appeared in all 16 video games for the Seahawks in both 2018 and 2019, however after being waived on Saturday, there was a possibility of another team putting in a claim and separating the Griffin siblings for the 2020 season. With todays move, they will stay joined in Seattle.
Stephen Sullivan, a tight end out of LSU, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Seahawks. Basic manager John Schneider traded a sixth-round choice in 2021 to move back into the draft to pick Sullivan. Schneider identified the versatile pass-catcher as more of a “developmental possibility,” and now that advancement will advance the Seahawks practice team.
