Seattle Seahawks: Final 53-Man Roster

September 4, 2011   ·   Darin Pike   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks announced their final roster cuts, finalizing their 53-man roster at 6:00 PM PST on Saturday night; keeping fans guessing three hours after final rosters were due to the NFL offices.
My roster projection included 48 players of the final 53-man roster.  The list was off with two offensive linemen, a DL that went on IR and the Seahawks kept one more linebacker and one less defensive back.
There were a few surprises, and a bit of bad news for the Seahawks and their fans.  Defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson injured his knee in the final preseason game vs. the Oakland Raiders and ended up on the IR for the season. He joins TE John Carlson who had a season-ending torn labrum in his shoulder and WR Isaiah Stanback who is spending his second consecutive season on IR.
The Seahawks have three players that will start the season on the PUP list.  The following players can be activated, waived or placed on injured reserve following week six.  I...

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