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Seahawks release starting tight end Noah Fant

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Fant was due over $8 million in non-guaranteed salary.

The Seattle Seahawks have made a major roster move ahead of the start of training camp.

Starting tight end Noah Fant was released on Sunday, ending a three-year run with the team after being acquired from the Denver Broncos in the Russell Wilson trade. There had been rumors that Fant was being shopped in potential trades but clearly nothing materialized, so he’s outright released.

What was Noah Fant’s productivity with the Seahawks?​

During his time in Seattle, Fant caught 130 passes for 1,400 yards and 5 touchdowns. Believe it or not, had Fant stayed with the Seahawks and caught at least 41 passes for 649 yards this season, he would’ve surpassed Jimmy Graham for the Seahawks’ all-time record for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end. Graham’s franchise records are safe, all while he’s out here setting world records in the Arctic.

How much was Noah Fant scheduled to make in 2025?​

Having signed a two-year, $21 million contract with the Seahawks in the 2024 offseason, Fant was owed $8.49 million in non-guaranteed salary, plus $510,000 in per-game roster bonuses, as well as a $4.5 million signing bonus. His total cap number was $13,410,000 per Over The Cap. Only Leonard Williams has a higher cap number for 2025 on the entire Seahawks roster.

How much money will the Seahawks save in salary cap space?​

Quite a bit. The Seahawks will save $8.91 million against the cap, but the signing bonus is guaranteed and will mean $4.5 million in dead money. Seattle will have well over $30 million in cap space barring any other moves made this week.

What does this mean for the Seahawks’ tight end room?​

It’s a supreme vote of confidence in second-round rookie Elijah Arroyo and second-year player A.J. Barner, who had an impressive rookie campaign by catching 30 passes for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns. Veteran blocking tight end Eric Saubert’s path to the roster may also have gotten a bit easier with Fant’s departure.

Other tight ends looking to make the team are UDFAs Marshall Lang and Nick Kallerup. Brady Russell was moved to fullback from tight end and will compete with fifth-round pick Robbie Ouzts.

Source: https://www.fieldgulls.com/2025/7/2...eahawks-noah-fant-released-starting-tight-end

 

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Seahawks announce signing of big free agent one day after releasing Noah Fant

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With questions swirling about depth on the interior of the defensive line, Seattle addressed the position signing a free agent nose tackle.

It has been barely a day since the the Seattle Seahawks created an open roster spot with the release of tight end Noah Fant, and on Monday afternoon the team has announced that it had created a second open roster spot.

The second spot comes via the waiving of cornerback Zy Alexander, and in the same press release the team noted how it had filled the open roster spots.

As Field Gulls reported just minutes ago, the Seahawks added defensive back Kam Alexander of Oregon by way of UTSA and Sam Houston State to fill one spot, and filled the second spot with 6’3”, 338 pound nose tackle Justin Rogers.

The @Seahawks signed two players and waived one with a non-football injury designation. https://t.co/Yt1ce4qnrZ

— Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) July 21, 2025​

Justin Rogers was a seventh round selection of the Dallas Cowboys in the 2024 NFL Draft, but was waived at final roster cuts. The Cincinnati Bengals then signed him to their practice squad, which is where he spent most of the 2024 season until December, when the Cowboys poached him off the Bengals practice squad.

Rogers then signed a futures contract with the Cowboys, but was waived at the end of the offseason program in June.

Source: https://www.fieldgulls.com/2025/7/2...-big-free-agent-justin-rogers-cowboys-bengals

 

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Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: Determining Ricky White’s path to the roster

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Seattle’s last pick of the 2025 draft will need to excel on special teams to make the roster…good thing that was Ricky White III’s bag in college!

With their final pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected WR Ricky White III from UNLV at No. 238 overall. White faces an uphill battle to make the roster and must show out on special teams to secure his spot.

Athletic Profile/Comps​

Relative Athletic Score (RAS)​

Mockdraftable​

Most of the Seahawks 2025 draft class was quite athletic. Ricky White III was not…at least at the combine. The RAS and Mockdraftable 40-yard dash times show the combine value of 4.61. However, White ran a 4.44 at his pro day…a marked improvement.. Just keep that in mind as we look at the comps. Seahawks top 50 player Darrell Jackson appears on the Mockdraftable comps, which is neat, but let’s focus on a few guys that show up on both Mockdraftable and RAS. First up is former NFC West foe Brandon Lloyd.

Ok, this one is crazy close. White is one inch taller, but weighs the same and had an identical vertical jump. His combine 40-yard dash was ever so slightly faster as well. Lloyd had a long NFL career and would be a high-water mark for White.

Up next is another NFC West foe - and former Seahawks training camp legend - Antonio Bryant.

Yeah, this one is damn close too! We’re talking within an inch on the vertical jump and 100th of a second on the 40-yard dash. Just for fun, let’s look at the career comparison for both Lloyd and Bryant.

Pretty, pretty close if I say so myself. Again, these present the best-case scenario for White. It’s still nice to see that there are prior examples of receivers with his build and athleticism that have been highly effective NFL players. And don’t forget the fact that White ran much faster at his pro day.

Gut reaction to the pick​

Seventh-round picks are fun. They’re complete shots in the dark who could turn out to be the next gem in Chris Carson or the other side of the coin like Lazarius Levingston. White at least brings some legit special teams experience that could set him apart from other WRs vying for the final roster spots.

UNLV's Ricky White III is the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year. The standout wide receiver has used his offensive skillset as an advantage. White has blocked a total of four punts, the most in all of college football. Karlie Drew shares that as one of the team… pic.twitter.com/bYLx2f12gH

— Mountain West (@MountainWest) December 5, 2024​

FOUR blocked punts?? Yeah, that’s pretty neat. Anyone who takes special teams that seriously at least gives himself a chance.

And guess what, he’s also a pretty darn good WR too with over 3,000 yards and 24 TDs in his three years at UNLV.

VIDEO - Another Ricky White TD reception. His third of the quarter.

It's #UNLVFB 28-7 with 2:42 in the first.

Watch - pic.twitter.com/XHPjOhOPj2

— COFIELD (@stevecofield) September 7, 2024​

White has a long road ahead of him to earn a spot on the Seahawks, but his special teams experience and WR production make his selection in the seventh round a solid use of John Schneider’s final 2025 draft pick.

Rookie season prediction​

Here’s where the balloon deflates. I like White, but I don’t think he’ll make the roster in 2025. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Tory Horton and Jake Bobo are locks in my opinion. Marquez Valdez-Scantling, Dareke Young, and Cody White will be fighting with Ricky White III for maybe one spot given Klint Kubiak’s commitment to the run and the TE position. White III will make the practice squad and possibly be a late-season call-up due to injury. Maybe he will crack the roster in 2026, given his special teams prowess.

Source: https://www.fieldgulls.com/2025/7/2...al-teams-will-be-ricky-white-path-roster-spot