2016 Seattle Seahawks season

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

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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 Tarvaris 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 Retired Retired on May 12[7]
TE Anthony McCoy UFA TBD
DT Brandon Mebane UFA San Diego Chargers Signed with the Chargers on March 9[8]
RB Christine Michael RFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 17[9]
LB Nick Moody RFA TBD
LB Mike Morgan UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 19[10]
T Russell Okung UFA Denver Broncos Signed with the Broncos on March 17[11]
LB Eric Pinkins ERFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 16[12]
DT Ahtyba Rubin UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 7[13]
P Jon Ryan UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 11[14]
CB Mohammed Seisay ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[3]
CB DeShawn Shead ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 14[15]
G J. R. Sweezy UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed with the Buccaneers on March 9[16]
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[17]
RB Cameron Marshall Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Signed February 11[17]
DT Sealver Siliga New England Patriots Signed March 14[18]
OT Bradley Sowell Arizona Cardinals Signed March 14[19]
OT J'Marcus Webb Oakland Raiders Signed March 15[20]
LS Drew Ferris None Signed March 23[21]
DE Chris Clemons Jacksonville Jaguars Signed April 1[22]
CB Brandon Browner New Orleans Saints Signed April 17[23]
DE Tavaris Barnes New Orleans Saints Signed April 28[24]
TE Brandon Williams Miami Dolphins Signed April 28[25]
QB Jake Heaps None Signed May 2[26]
LB Khairi Fortt None Signed May 16[27]
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[12]
DT Jesse Williams Waived March 8[28]
LS Andrew East Waived March 24[29]
QB Phillip Sims Waived April 28[30]
RB Cameron Marshall Waived May 4[31]
C Drew Nowak Waived May 4[31]
TE Ronnie Shields Waived May 4[31]
DE Josh Shirley Waived May 4[31]
WR Tyler Slavin Waived May 4[31]

Draft

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Main article: 2016 NFL draft
2016 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Trades
1 31 Germain Ifedi G/T Texas A&M [upper-alpha 1]
2 49 Jarran Reed DT Alabama [upper-alpha 2]
3 90 C. J. Prosise RB Notre Dame [upper-alpha 1]
94 Nick Vannett TE Ohio State
97 * Rees Odhiambo G Boise State
4 None [upper-alpha 2]
5 147 Quinton Jefferson DT Maryland [upper-alpha 3] [upper-alpha 4]
171 * Alex Collins RB Arkansas
6 215 * Joey Hunt C TCU [upper-alpha 5]
7 243 Kenny Lawler WR California [upper-alpha 3]
247 Zac Brooks RB Clemson
* Compensatory selection
Draft trades

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Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30,[32] unless noted otherwise.

Position Player College Notes
QB Trevone Boykin TCU
FB/DT Brandin Bryant Florida Atlantic
CB DeAndre Elliot Colorado State
TE George Fant Western Kentucky
LB Christian French Oregon placed on injured reserve May 18[33]
DT Lars Koht Florida International waived May 9[34]
LB Steve Longa Rutgers
RB Tre Madden USC
OT Lene Maiava Arizona
CB Jamal Marshall North Texas signed May 9[34]
WR Tanner McEvoy Wisconsin
DE Montese Overton East Carolina
DE David Perkins Illinois State
S Tyvis Powell Ohio State
LB Pete Robertson Texas Tech signed May 9[34]
FB Taniela Tupou Washington signed May 9[34]

Staff

Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office
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
  
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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
AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
OAK
SD
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LA
SF
SEA

Current roster

Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 30, 2015
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 12 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
OAK
SD
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LA
SF
SEA

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 Alameda 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

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