• Chris Briggs, TE
• Ross Burbank, C
• Rodney Coe, DT
• Perrish Cox, CB
• George Farmer, RB
• Jamel Johnson, WR
• John Lunsford, K
• Terrence Magee, RB

Cox, 30, joined the Seahawks in January as insurance in the wake of DeShawn Shead‘s knee injury. Shead is not expected to be ready for Week 1, but the Seahawks do not feel that Cox is worth keeping around as an alternative. Before signing with Seattle, Cox was with the Titans. He intercepted three passes in 11 games for Tennessee in 2016.

With Lunsford out of the way, Blair Walsh stands as the only place kicker on Seattle’s roster.

Even after releasing Farmer and Magee, the Seahawks still have nine running backs under contract.

Dallas Cowboys

• G Clay DeBord
• G Kadeem Edwards
• WR Shaquelle Evans
• LB Jeremiah George
• TE Connor Hamlett
• DE Lenny Jones
• CB Jeremiah McKinnon
• DB Jameill Showers
• CB Sammy Seamster
• RB Rod Smith
• CB Duke Thomas
• LS Zach Wood

Houston Texans

• TE RaShaun Allen
• DE Brandon Dunn
• OT Laurence Gibson
• RB Kenny Hilliard
• WR Tevin Jones
• OLB Eric Lee
• ILB Shakeel Rashad
• OG Chad Slade

Seattle Seahawks

• C Ross Burbank
• FS Pierre Desir
• RB George Farmer
• DT Tylor Harris
• DT Shaneil Jenkins
• FB Malcolm Johnson
• WR Kenny Lawler
• TE Marcus Lucas
• C/OG Will Pericak
• RB Kelvin Taylor

Tennessee Titans

• CB Tye Smith

Washington Redskins

• CB Tharold Simon

Denver Broncos

• Signed: DT Travis Raciti

New York Jets

• Signed: FB Chris Swain

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: RB George Farmer
• Cut: RB Kelvin Taylor

[RELATED: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart]

Johnson, 28, is a familiar face in Seattle, as he spent the 2011-14 campaigns serving as a reserve defensive back and a special-teamer for the Seahawks. He signed with the Redskins last year with the hope of getting more playing time, but was ultimately released just one season into a two-year deal. After briefly hooking on with the Chiefs in August, Johnson was cut and had been roaming the workout circuit, meeting with the Giants, Ravens, and Bills.

Steven Terrell figures to take most of Thomas’ vacated snaps at free safety, meaning Johnson is likely to return to his special teams role for the Hawks. Johnson wasn’t the only safety Seattle worked out today, as Adam Caplan of ESPN.com reports (Twitter link) that the Seahawks also took a look at veterans Duke Williams and Rahim Moore.

• The Colts re-signed cornerback Darryl Morris and placed fellow corner Frankie Williams on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.
• The Bears announced that they have promoted linebacker Jonathan Anderson to the active roster. Chicago also signed Lawrence Okoye and listed him as an offensive lineman. Okoye has tried his hand as a defensive lineman in the past.
• The Lions have signed quarterback Jake Rudock to the active roster from the practice squad.
• The Seahawks have moved running back George Farmer from their practice squad to their active roster. A receiver at USC, Farmer shifted to cornerback after signing with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He then became a rusher entering this year, and racked up 36 yards on nine carries during the preseason.
• The Rams have signed cornerback Steve Williams, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com. This will be Williams’ second stint of 2016 with the Rams, who waived him after he was inactive for their first two games. He then joined the Chargers and started in two of five appearances, but they cut him Nov. 8.

Carolina Panthers

• Signed: TE Scott Simonson, OT Pearce Slater
• Cut: TE Beau Sandland
• Placed On IR: DT Eric Crume

Chicago Bears

• Signed: OL Cornelius Edison
• Cut: OL Colin Kelly

Denver Broncos

• Signed: S Ryan Murphy

Houston Texans

• Signed: OL Jeff Adams

Indianapolis Colts

• Signed: WR Tevaun Smith

Kansas City Chiefs

• Signed: LB Earl Okine, CB Terrance Mitchell
• Cut: CB Tyler Patmon

Minnesota Vikings

• Signed: TE MyCole Pruitt

New Orleans Saints

• Signed: CB Brian Dixon

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: WR George Farmer

Buffalo Bills

• Signed: CB Marcus Roberson
• Cut: WR Mose Frazier

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: S Pierre Desir
• Cut: QB Joel Stave, RB George Farmer, FB Julian Howsare

Arizona Cardinals

• Signed: LB Zaviar Gooden, TE Brian Leonhardt
• Cut: T Martin Wallace

Baltimore Ravens

• Cut: RB Stephen Houston

Chicago Bears

• Cut: OT Arturo Uzdavinis

Cleveland Browns

• Cut: WR Mitch Mathews

Kansas City Chiefs

• Signed: LB Terrance Smith

New England Patriots

• Signed: OG Chase Farris, TE Austin Traylor

New Orleans Saints

• Signed: LB Lamar Louis
• Cut: DL Royce LaFrance

New York Jets

• Signed: OT Jesse Davis, WR Myles White
• Cut: C Kyle Friend, LB Reshard Cliett

San Diego Chargers

• Signed: LB James Burgess
• Cut: WR Kevin Norwood

San Francisco 49ers

• Signed: S Vinnie Sunseri

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: WR George Farmer
• Cut: QB Joel Stave, FB Julian Howsare

Cut:

• G Jahri Evans (story)
• FB Will Tukuafu
• DT Brandin Bryant
• TE Clayton Echard
• QB Jake Heaps
• LB Steve Longa
• WR Douglas McNeil III
• WR Uzoma Nwachukwu
• WR Kasen Williams
• RB Troymaine Pope
• G/C Will Pericak
• WR Antwan Goodley
• DE Tylor Harris
• S Keenan Lambert
• WR Kenny Lawler
• LB Kache Palacio
• DE Ryan Robinson
• CB Tye Smith
• DT Tani Tupou

Waived/injured:

• TE Joe Sommers
• CB Marcus Burley
• DTJordan Hill
• LB Eric Pinkins
• T Terry Poole

Waived From IR:

• RB George Farmer
• DB Trovon Reed
• WR Kevin Smith
• DT Sealver Siliga

The Seahawks also announced that they’ve acquired defensive back Dewey McDonald (for a conditional 2017 pick, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.com) from the Raiders, and, as we previously noted, acquired safety L.J. McCray from the 49ers.

Waived/Injured:

• RB George Farmer
• DB Trovon Reed
• DE Josh Shirley
• WR Kevin Smith

Waived:

• RB Zac Brooks
• LB Quayshawn Nealy
• LB Pete Robertson
• G Kristjan Sokoli
• C Patrick Lewis

None of today’s moves were major surprises, though Brooks was a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft.

Smith, Sokoli, and Lewis were on the Seahawks’ regular season roster in 2015.

Green Bay Packers

• Carl Bradford, LB (Twitter link via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com)
• William Campbell, DT
• Mitchell Henry, TE
• Jamel Johnson, WR
• Christian Ringo, DT
• Jeremy Vujnovich, T
• Ed Williams, WR

Kansas City Chiefs

• Tyrell Adams, LB (Twitter link via Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star)
• Da’Ron Brown, WR (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
• Reid Fragel, T
• Laurence Gibson, T
• Mike Liedtke, G
• Darrin Reaves, RB
• Jimmy Staten, DE
• Ross Travis, TE

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Jordan Dangerfield, S (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
• Matt Feiler, T
• B.J. Finney, C
• Isaiah Frey, CB (Twitter link via Dov Kleiman of RantSports)
• Xavier Grimble, TE
• Rajion Neal, RB (Twitter link via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com)
• Shakim Phillips, WR
• Abou Toure, RB

Seattle Seahawks

• Brandon Cottom, FB (Twitter links via Dov Kleiman of RantSports)
• George Farmer, CB
• DeShon Foxx, WR
• Antwan Goodley, WR
• Justin Hamilton, DT
• Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB
• Douglas McNeil, WR
• Drew Nowak, C
• Will Pericak, C
• Trovon Reed, DB
• Robert Smith, S
• DeAngelo Tyson, DE

Released outright:

• Lemuel Jeanpierre, C
• D’Anthony Smith, DT

Waived:

• Jesse Davis, T
• George Farmer, CB
• Deshon Foxx, CB
• Deontay Greenberry, WR
• Keelan Johnson, CB
• Quayshawn Nealy, LB
• Greg Scruggs, DE
• Ty Zimmerman, S

Waived/injured:

• Brandon Cottom, FB
• Triston Wade, CB

Jeanpierre, started six games at center over the past two seasons and was in competition with Drew Nowak for the starting job. Nowak, who has started the past two preseason games, has presumably beat him out for the starting gig.

• Former USC wideout George Farmer will sign with the Seahawks, and the team intends on converting the receiver to defensive back, the organization announced. Farmer was cut by the Cowboys last week, and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says Dallas won’t be obligated to the $5oK in guaranteed money if he ends up sticking in Seattle.
• To make room, the team waived/injured Kona Schwenke, who suffered a knee injury on Friday evening.
• Receiver Michael Preston tweeted that he has been cut by the Dolphins (as passed along by Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald on Twitter). The reporter notes that Matt Hazel‘s four-catch, 47-yard performance in last night’s game may have made Preston expendable.
• The Lions filled two open roster spots by signing former Central Michigan linebacker Justin Cherrocci and former Bethune Cookman defensive end Erik Williams, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press (Twitter link). Detroit had two vacant slots after releasing Taylor Mays and Jarred Haggins yesterday.

• The Saints have released tight end Alex Smith, per Kristian Garic of WWL 870am (Twitter link). Smith, who signed with the Saints earlier this month, hasn’t appeared in an NFL game since 2013. He caught 163 passes and 13 touchdowns from 2005-13 as a member of four different teams.
• The Dolphins have signed offensive lineman Bryant Browning, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (via Twitter). Browning was previously a member of five other organizations since going undrafted out of Ohio State in 2011. He was last with the Steelers and has only suited up for one game – a 2011 contest with Carolina.
• The Saints have waived long snapper Chris Highland, tweets Evan Woodbery of NOLA.com.

Earlier updates

• The Cowboys cut receiver George Farmer and signed fellow wideout David Porter, according to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth-Star Telegram (Twitter link). Farmer signed with the Cowboys in May as an undrafted free agent out of USC. Porter, formerly of TCU, also went undrafted this year. He previously spent time with Denver.
• After a rash of injuries at the position, Washington has signed a new tight end in Ernst Brun, the club announced. Brun, an undraftd free agent out of Iowa State, tried out for the team earlier today. Washington also officially placed tight ends Niles Paul and Logan Paulsen on injured reserve, and waived/injured running back Silas Redd.
• The Falcons have signed RB Evan Royster, CB Travis Howard, and LB Terrell Manning, tweets Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. The team has also cut OL DeMarcus Love.
• The Browns have signed CB Aaron Ross and LB Everette Brown, according to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal. The team waived OL Joe Madsen and DL Christian Tupou to make room for Ross and Brown. Ross, 32, was a key member of the Giants’ secondary when Big Blue captured Super Bowl titles in 2007 and 2011.
• Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle tweets that the Dolphins have cut offensive tackle Chris Martin.

• Synjyn Days, RB, Georgia Tech
• George Farmer, WR, USC ($55K of contract guaranteed; $15K signing bonus; $40K guaranteed base salary, according to the USA Today’s Tom Pelissero on Twitter)
• Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor
• Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston
• Ray Hamilton, TE, Iowa
• Nick Harwell, WR, Kansas
• Shane McDermott, C, Miami ($5K signing bonus, tweets Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun)
• Daniel Quave, OT, Louisiana-Lafayette ($1.500 guaranteed signing bonus, per Wilson on Twitter)
• Joel Ross, CB, Appalachian State
• Tim Scott, S, North Carolina
• Jameill Showers, QB, UTEP
• Jason Wilson, CB, Central Michigan
• Ray Vinopal, S, Pittsburgh ($2K signing bonus, tweets Wilson)
• Lucky Whitehead, WR, Florida Atlantic