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Cam Akers Is Gone. Jadarian Price Officially Owns the Room.
The Seahawks released running back Cam Akers on Monday, four days after drafting Jadarian Price with the 32nd overall pick. The move was a formality dressed up as a transaction. Price walked in the door on Thursday night. Akers walked out on Monday morning.
Akers appeared in three regular-season games and the NFC Championship, logging a combined 10 offensive snaps and 23 special teams snaps. He never got a carry. He did return two kickoffs for 54 yards in a win at Carolina, and he picked up his second Super Bowl ring along the way. That’s a decent souvenir for a guy who was on the practice squad in November.
The release drops Seattle to 82 players on the roster, per Seahawks.com. The running back room now features six names: Price, Emanuel Wilson, Zach Charbonnet (PUP-bound), George Holani, Kenny McIntosh, and Jacardia Wright. Price, Wilson, and Holani project as the top three heading into camp, with McIntosh and Wright still recovering from knee injuries.
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Players currently on the Seahawks’ roster after cutting Akers. Room for up to 91 with the international exemption.
Charbonnet’s ACL timeline puts a full return somewhere around midseason. That leaves the other five competing for three or four spots on the 53. Schneider built this room in layers: a first-round pick to lead it, a free agent (Wilson) to bridge it, and a handful of depth pieces to pressure it. Now the competition begins.
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The UDFA Edge Bet: Aidan Hubbard Had a Draftable Grade and Fell to Seattle for Free
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Hubbard had 20.5 career sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss across five years at Northwestern. He set career bests in 2025 with 7.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss despite missing two games to injury. SI on Seahawks reported that Hubbard was one of two edge rushers Seattle had a draftable grade on during the later rounds. He went uncalled, and now he’s a Seahawk.
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Career sacks for Aidan Hubbard at Northwestern — fifth in school history.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranked him the 30th-best edge rusher in the class and gave him a Round 6-7 grade. The scouting report is honest about the limitations: “Hubbard isn’t the most dynamic edge presence,” Brugler wrote, but noted he “can lock down an NFL depth role on the edge.” Seattle will take that bet gladly when the alternative is nothing.
Hubbard joins Devean Deal (TCU), Uso Seumalo (Kansas State), and at least four other UDFAs in a class that’s still forming. Rookie minicamp is this weekend, and the margins between roster spot and bus ticket home have never been thinner.
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AROUND THE COOP
Around the Coop
The Seahawks invited two undrafted quarterbacks to rookie minicamp: Washington’s Kai Horton (6-5, 215) and Tulane’s Jake Retzlaff. Neither has a prayer of making the roster behind Darnold, Lock, and Milroe. But hey, someone has to hand the ball off during drills. Heavy
Week 2 of the offseason program is underway at the VMAC, with Cooper Kupp, Julian Love, and Devon Witherspoon among the veterans spotted in workouts on Sunday. The championship culture isn’t just holding in Year Two. It’s showing up early and stretching. Seahawks.com
NFL.com’s post-draft power rankings have Seattle at No. 1 heading into 2026. The assessment: “It’s hard to deny Seattle’s worthiness to top the rankings right now.” Feels weird. I keep waiting for the other shoe. NFL.com
Seattle’s UDFA tight end signing Lance Mason, out of Wisconsin, is from Rockwall, Texas — same hometown as Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Had 30 catches, 398 yards, and four TDs at Wisconsin. If Schneider starts recruiting by zip code, we should be concerned. Seattle Times
NFC WEST SCHADENFREUDE REPORT
RAMS
ESPN published a deep dive Monday asking whether the Rams’ Ty Simpson-behind-Stafford plan can actually work. Good question! McVay told reporters after the draft that Simpson would “compete with Stetson Bennett for the backup job,” which is both technically true and deeply hilarious. Ian Rapoport reported during the draft that the Rams are “close on a contract extension” with Stafford, so Simpson may be competing for the backup chair for years. The reigning MVP learned about his replacement via a courtesy call the afternoon of the pick. At least the Rams didn’t pull a Packers-Rodgers-Love.
NINERS
Kyle Shanahan admitted post-draft that it would be “tough for all eight picks to make the roster” but said a few could start. NFL.com’s power rankings were less diplomatic, noting San Francisco’s first three picks “felt like reaches of varying degrees.” They traded Dee Winters to Dallas for a fifth-rounder because apparently the worst pass rush in the NFL had too many linebackers. Their edge solution? Romello Height, a sixth-year college player from Texas Tech. At least his name sounds intimidating.
CARDINALS
SI on Seahawks published a full Good-Bad-Ugly breakdown of Arizona’s draft, and the Ugly section practically wrote itself: the Cardinals entered with two glaring holes at edge rusher and right tackle, and didn’t address either one. Not in the first round. Not on Day 2. Not on Day 3. Their edge depth opposite Josh Sweat combined for 4.5 sacks last season. They did spend $53 million in rookie money on running back Jeremiyah Love at No. 3, though. Priorities.
SEACHICKENS TRIVIA
Kenny Easley was one of the most dominant safeties in NFL history during his seven seasons with the Seahawks (1981–1987). In 1984, he earned AP Defensive Player of the Year honors after recording a league-leading and career-best number of interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, while helping the Seahawks win a then-franchise-record 12 games. Easley’s career was tragically cut short by kidney disease at age 28. How many interceptions did Easley record in his legendary 1984 season?
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10. Kenny Easley intercepted 10 passes in 1984, leading the NFL and becoming the first Seahawk to win Defensive Player of the Year. He returned two of those picks for touchdowns during a season in which Seattle’s defense forced 63 takeaways, a post-merger NFL record that still stands.
THIS DAY IN SEAHAWKS HISTORY
2023
April 28, 2023
Witherspoon and JSN Meet Seattle for the First Time
Three years ago today, Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba held their introductory press conference at the VMAC, one day after being selected 5th and 20th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. Pete Carroll compared Witherspoon to Troy Polamalu, and Schneider confessed he couldn’t believe JSN was still on the board at 20. Both players unveiled their jersey numbers — Witherspoon taking 21, JSN keeping his familiar 11. Three years later: one is the highest-paid receiver in NFL history, the other is about to reset the cornerback market, and together they delivered exactly what Witherspoon promised on that first boat ride across Lake Washington.
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