There is still plenty of time for the Seahawks to add to their roster, but also plenty of time to cull the roster fat, with one veteran is named as one who could be cut.
We are at the stage of the NFL offseason where teams are now figuring out their rosters, and for the Seattle Seahawks, their roster feels set.
After free agency and the NFL Draft, Mike Macdonald's team doesn't have a definitive weakness, which, for a Super Bowl champion, is expected.
But that doesn't mean the franchise can't add to its roster...or cull the fat.
Now, usually, training camp is where some roster moves are made as some players show out, or others show they aren't up to being on the roster for whatever reason.
With player acquisition a 365-day-a-year job, teams are always on the lookout for talent.
June 1 looms as the key date, as teams often begin their roster cull then in favor of salary cap space, and the Seahawks could be no different. But there isn't any player of note that Seattle could cut. Is there?
Well, Bleacher Report Moe Moton has gone through every team and named a cut candidate for each, and when he gets to the Seahawks, he's oddly named defensive tackle Jarran Reed.
“The NFL is mostly a young man's game. Jarran Reed enters his age-34 term, and the Seattle Seahawks can save $3.9 million if they release him after June 1,” Moton wrote.
“Reed is a Seahawks fan favorite, so this move would cut deep among the 12s. Keep in mind that Seattle drafted seventh-rounder Deven Eastern, whom general manager John Schneider called a "monster." He could be Reed's replacement.”
There are a host of reasons why the Seahawks could move on from Reed.
He only played 13 regular-season games last season (started three), and posted just 2.5 sacks along with three tackles for loss and eight quarterback hits. Plus, the 2025 season saw Reed play the fewest snaps of his career on defense (398, 46 percent).
So, he wasn't on the field much, and when he was, he wasn't exactly super productive.
But here is why a cut might not make too much sense.
A cut post-June 1 would save the Seahawks $3.8 million and eat $3.5 million in dead money, per Over The Cap, so it doesn't move the needle either way.
Would the Seahawks be better off keeping Reed as part of the rotation instead of having the extra $3.8 million? I think so.
Which is why cutting the veteran this offseason might not make that much sense.
