Your Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are shaking things up with their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season, bringing in some incredibly unexpected talent. The News Tribune’s latest projection has us adding a former All-Pro cornerback, a substitute teacher and real-estate agent from Cleveland who has never played an NFL game, a new lead running back who hasn’t seen a single snap since last November, and another veteran running back we don’t even know the name of yet. This isn’t your grandma’s roster build, Emerald City!
Price Steps Up, Diggs Steps Back On the Field
Our new lead running back, rookie first-round draft choice Jadarian Price, is stepping into some absolutely massive shoes. He’s officially taking over for Kenneth Walker III, our Super Bowl MVP, who signed a three-year, $43 million deal with the Chiefs this offseason. Get this: Price hasn’t played a single snap in any game, pro or college, since November 29th last year. That means he’ll hit Lumen Field on September 9th against the New England Patriots after almost ten full months without game action! He and the other 21 offensive and defensive starters have been resting up all preseason, so Coach Mike Macdonald is banking on that fresh legs strategy paying off big time. Talk about a trial by fire for our new RB1.
Meanwhile, the secondary is getting a huge, albeit slightly rusty, boost with Trevon Diggs. The 2021 All-Pro cornerback, who turns 28 next month, signed with Seattle last week and is already our most veteran, accomplished player in the final preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Diggs hasn’t played a full season since 2022, and he was waived by Green Bay back in mid-January after only two games. Coach Macdonald knows what’s up, saying, “He’s going to get a look… it’s not an easy ask coming from training without a club to coming in and trying to play high-level football.” But the coach sounds optimistic, noting Diggs has shown “great attention to detail” and “definitely made the most of it.” If he’s ready, he could be playing alongside Devon Witherspoon and Josh Jobe in the opener.
From Classroom to Cornerback: Montorie Foster Jr.’s Wild Ride
And then there’s Montorie Foster Jr. The guy is literally a substitute teacher at his old high school and a real-estate agent in Cleveland! He has never played in an NFL game before, but the dude has been making plays all training camp and in our first two preseason games. The TNT projection has him making the team as a reserve wide receiver and special teams player, especially after Jake Bobo went on injured reserve last week, ending his season. What a story! You can’t make this stuff up, folks. It’s the kind of underdog tale that makes you bleed green and blue even harder.
So, get ready, 12s! The NFL season kicks off on September 9th when our Seahawks host the New England Patriots right here at Lumen Field. With a Super Bowl championship to defend, every single one of these roster moves means something. This team is built different, and we are ready to see if these gambles pay off.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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