Seahawks Release Hamdan, Harts, and 13 Others

In a surprising move, the Seahawks released Gibran Hamdan as one of the 14 players required to be let go by tomorrow (Tuesday, August 29th), instead of waiting until the final cutdown on September 2nd. Many fans had been rooting for the underdog Hamdan to make the team and I appear to be one of the few that actually expected David Greene to make the team.

The Seattle Seahawks announced the release of 15 players and the addition of one to reach the NFL's mandatory roster limit of 75.

The following players were waived:
CB Reggie Austin, LB Evan Benjamin, WR Tony Brown, T Jeff Bolton, FB Ran Carthon, CB Lance Frazier, DT Alex Guerrero, QB Gibran Hamdan, S Brandon Haw, P Gabe Lindstrom, C Taylor Schmidt, WR Taco Wallace, and TE Keith Willis

The following veteran contract was terminated:
S Shaunard Harts

The following player was waived/injury:
WR Keenan Howry

The Seahawks signed TE Leonard Stephens and placed WR Skyler Fulton on reserve/NFLEL.

Although the Hamdan release is getting more attention, the release of Shaunard Harts is probably the bigger story considering Mike Green is probably out for the year with a lisfranc injury. The Seahawks might need to do something to address the strong safety position. Jordan Babineaux will get more work at free safety and backup Ken Hamlin, but he is not especially well-suited to play strong safety. This also means that CB Jimmy Williams is almost certain to make the team.