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A Position-By-Position Breakdown Of The Seahawks’ 53-Man Roster
"While Saturday’s moves get the Seahawks to the 53-man limit, this isn’t necessarily the 53-man roster that will face the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 11. The Seahawks will keep a close eye on players waived by other teams, and trades are always possible—last year, Christine Michael was traded a day after setting their initial 53-man roster—so there’s a decent chance that more moves will follow in the next couple of days. But for now, let’s take a position-by-position look at the Seahawks roster as it is currently constructed. "
"And speaking of special teams, that’s a big reason why the Seahawks have 12 defensive backs after carrying 10 on their initial 53 last year. The backup safeties in particular—McCray, McCray, McDonald, Powell, and Terrell—figure to have big special teams roles."
http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/03 ... man-roster
IMHO, it's 12 DBs because it's a throwing league, and trading for a hard-hitting safety makes complete sense when you look at defending the running game.
"While Saturday’s moves get the Seahawks to the 53-man limit, this isn’t necessarily the 53-man roster that will face the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 11. The Seahawks will keep a close eye on players waived by other teams, and trades are always possible—last year, Christine Michael was traded a day after setting their initial 53-man roster—so there’s a decent chance that more moves will follow in the next couple of days. But for now, let’s take a position-by-position look at the Seahawks roster as it is currently constructed. "
"And speaking of special teams, that’s a big reason why the Seahawks have 12 defensive backs after carrying 10 on their initial 53 last year. The backup safeties in particular—McCray, McCray, McDonald, Powell, and Terrell—figure to have big special teams roles."
http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/03 ... man-roster
IMHO, it's 12 DBs because it's a throwing league, and trading for a hard-hitting safety makes complete sense when you look at defending the running game.
