The official start of the 2022 NFL League Year Wednesday at 4 PM New York Time marked the time when players who had agreed to terms on contracts with teams during the legal tampering period could officially execute those contracts.
With the deadline to trim NFL rosters down to 80 players looming on Tuesday, the Seahawks have placed receiver John Ursua and linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven on season-ending injured reserve and waived quarterback Alex McGough and defensive tackle Cedrick Lattimore.
Dropping their second preseason game to the Broncos, the Seahawks didn't just suffer a lopsided defeat at Lumen Field. The loss proved costly in other ways due to severe knee injuries suffered by receiver John Ursua and linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven.
The Seahawks had to see two players leave the playing field on the back of a cart in the first half of Saturday night’s preseason game against the Denver Broncos.
With the calendar flipping to June and offseason programs in full swing across the country, NFL training camps will begin around the league in less than two months.