Carroll,” It was a good day to get started”

The Seattle Seahawks returned to work Monday after reducing the team’s roster to the NFL mandated 53 players and creation of the team’s practice squad. With the preseason in the view room and Sunday’s season opener at Denver ( 1:25 p.m) fast approaching, here is what Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll had to say about the team’s roster moves, the first practice of the regular season and the overall state of his team.

SEAHAWKS 53 Man Roster
Quarterbacks (2)
Russell Wilson, Brett Hundley
Running Back/Fullback (4)
Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny, C.J. Prosise,
Mike Davis,  Tre Madden
Receivers (5)
Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett,
Brandon Marshall, Jaron Brown, David Moore
Tight ends (3)
Nick Vannett, Will Dissly, Darrell Daniels
Offensive Line (9)
Duane Brown, Ethan Pocic, Justin Britt, D.J. Fluker, Germain Ifedi, George Fant, J.R. Sweezy, Jordan Simmons, Joey Hunt
Defensive Line (10)
Frank Clark, Tom Johnson, Jarran Reed,
Dion Jordan, Rasheem Green, Poona Ford,
Shamar Stephen, Quinton Jefferson, Nazair Jones
Linebackers (7)
Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright, Barkevious Mingo,
Shaquem Griffin, Austin Calitro, Jacob Martin, Jermaine Gace
Cornerbacks (6)
Shaquill Griffin, Dontae Johnson, Tre Flowers,
Justin Coleman, Neiko Thorpe, Simon Thomas
Safeties (4)
Bradley McDougald, Tedric Thompson,
Shalom Luani, Delano Hill
Specialists (3): Sebastian Janikowski, Michael Dickson, Tyler Ott

Practice Squad