Baraka Atkins News

Former Seahawks draft choice Baraka Atkins is back in the NFL -- with the 49ers -- after San Francisco placed 2008 first-round choice Kentwan Balmer on injured reserve.

What had been feared became official Saturday: the Seahawks will start the season without Pro-Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant.

The tough decisions teams face in reducing their rosters to 53 players sometimes aren't so tough.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando I've updated NFC West rosters to reflect all announced moves and the Seahawks' expected signing of veteran safety Lawyer Milloy .

The Seahawks trimmed their roster to 53 players Saturday, and the day was not without its share of surprises.

Seattle subtracted 23 players from its roster Saturday, but the addition of safety Lawyer Milloy was the Seahawks' biggest news of the day.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando NFL teams can begin forming eight-man practice squads once released players clear waivers this afternoon.

Linebacker D.D. Lewis, safety Brian Russell and defensive end Baraka Atkins were among the players released Saturday as the Seattle Seahawks got their roster down to a final 53 players.

Nineteen Seahawks have been listed as not playing in tonight's 7 p.m. game with the Oakland Raiders, so don't expect to see anything close to a regular-season atmosphere.

The Seahawks 7th round draft choice out of Oregon, Nick Reed, has appeared to have beaten the odds and played his way onto Seattle's 53-man roster.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Seahawks radio analyst and retired NFL linebacker Dave Wyman brings an old-school approach to his work.

Moore gives more: The biggest hit of the Monday's practice came courtesy of one of Seattle's smallest players.

Pencil them in: Cory Redding and Patrick Kerney are the starters; Darryl Tapp and Lawrence Jackson the backups.

Though nothing new has emerged publicly on Aaron Curry's contract negotiations with the Seattle Seahawks, 21 of 32 NFL first-round picks have now signed, which should in theory help the two sides narrow their differences.

Roll call: LT Walter Jones and LB D.D. Lewis sat out practice, resting their respective knees.

The third day of training camp was a hot one for the Seattle Seahawks, as the afternoon sun beat down on the field and slight breeze could be felt making its way across the field at VMAC.

Nobody in the NFL is happy about being cut, but for Travis Fisher, a change in scenery is certainly welcome.

In his brief career with the Seattle Seahawks, Rob Sims already has seen Mack Strong and Chris Gray unexpectedly have to walk away from the game because of injuries.

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