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Seahawks Cut Quarterback After Drafting Jalen Milroe

Originally posted on The Spun | By Andrew Gould | Last updated Apr 29, 2025 3:49 PM ET

The Seattle Seahawks continued to transform their quarterback room on Tuesday.

A busy offseason has seen Seattle trade Geno Smith and sign Sam Darnold to a $100 million contract. After adding Drew Lock as a veteran backup, they sent Sam Howell to the Minnesota Vikings and selected Jalen Milroe with the No. 92 overall pick.

Those moves left no space for a member of last year's team. The Seahawks waived quarterback Jaren Hall on Tuesday alongside center Michael Novitsky and linebackers Michael Dowell and Kenneth Odumegwu.

Minnesota selected Hall with the No. 164 pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. He tossed 31 touchdowns while adding three rushing and one receiving score during his final season at BYU.

Kirk Cousins' season-ending Achilles injury led Hall to see the field as a rookie. The 6-foot quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes for 168 yards, no touchdowns, an interception, and two lost fumbles in three games.

After getting cut last summer, Hall latched onto Seattle's practice squad. Although twice elevated to the active roster and signed in December, he never received any playing time with the Seahawks.

EAGAN, MINNESOTA - JUNE 04: Quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy #9, Sam Darnold #14, Jaren Hall #16 and Nick Mullens #12 of the Minnesota Vikings watch the drill during Minnesota Vikings mandatory minicamp at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center on June 04, 2024 in Eagan, Minnesota.(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)Adam Bettcher/Getty Images

Seattle now has a new-look depth chart featuring Darnold, Lock, and Milroe. The Seahawks hired former New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to fill the same role for Mike Macdonald's staff.

Milroe's athleticism offers tremendous upside, but the former Alabama star remains unpolished as a pure passer. While Kubiak used Taysom Hill as a tight end and fullback, Macdonald said he has no plans to utilize Milroe at another position.

"Jalen is a quarterback through and through," Macdonald said last week, per The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar. "He's going to be trained to play quarterback for us. When he's in there, he's going to be playing quarterback. But the athleticism is going to come to life when he's on the field."

None of Seattle's other three cuts have ever taken an NFL snap. Dowell, Novitsky, and Odumegwu each signed a futures contract after ending the 2024 season on the team's practice squad.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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