Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has had a busy Week 3 ahead of the team’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints. In a complicated pair of moves, the Seahawks signed one of the team’s wide receivers to the active roster from the practice squad.
Additionally, the Seahawks released a former Pro Bowl corner only to re-sign the veteran to the practice squad.
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Seattle took advantage of the NFL rules by releasing cornerback Shaquil Griffin, but since the defender is a vested veteran he is not subject to waivers where other teams can put in a claim. The Seahawks were able to quickly re-sign Griffin to the team’s practice squad.
The move was made to create room on the active roster for wide receiver Cody White. Like Griffin, White has already had several stints on the Seahawks in 2025.
Seattle released White ahead of the team’s Week 2 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Seahawks were able to immediately re-sign White to the team’s practice squad as the wideout was not subject to waivers either.
Here’s what you need to know about the latest Seahawks roster moves and news ahead of the team’s matchup against the Saints.
The Seahawks Are Working Around the NFL’s Practice Squad Rules
Essentially, the Seahawks just did the reverse roster moves in Week 3 of what the team did in Week 2. Seattle is moving White up to the active roster while placing Griffin on the practice squad.
The Seahawks are taking advantage of NFL rules as players cannot be activated from the practice squad more than two times, per ESPN. Doing the moves like this allows the Seahawks to rotate Griffin and White from the practice squad to the active roster on more occasions.
Seahawks WR Cody White Has Been a Key Player on Special Teams
The 6-foot-3, 227-pound playmaker put up modest stats during his first two seasons in Seattle. Yet, White is versatile as the wideout has also made an impact on special teams.
We saw it in the Rams game last year. There’s definitely a record of this throughout the offseasons, and he’s another guy that’s earned his opportunity,” Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said of White, per Seahawks.com’s John Boyle.
“It’s a great lesson for young guys how important special teams are to the equation. At the end of the day, you can’t dress everybody, and he’s earned that right to be a special teams stalwart for us and when asked upon on offense, he’s produced.”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Has 17 Catches for 227 Yards Through the Seahawks 1st 2 Games
Seattle’s offense performed much better in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Six players recorded receptions in the Seahawks‘ 31-17 win over the Steelers.
Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba combined for 15 receptions against Pittsburgh to lead the group. Smith-Njigba is off to a hot start posting 17 catches for 227 yards through the first two games but is still searching for his first touchdown in 2025. As for White, the wideout is just fine allowing the stars to shine while he does the dirty work.
When we say 70-man team, we mean that,” White noted, per Seahawks.com. “Everybody on our team has an opportunity to prove that they can play in practice, and then get the opportunities in the game. It’s really what you do with your opportunities, so whatever you did in practice, continue that in the game. When you get your opportunity, make the most of it.”
The Seahawks are 7.5-point favorites versus the Saints in the Week 3 NFL odds, per FanDuel.
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