6 starters remain from 2015 Seahawks playoff team

The Seattle Seahawks have had more turnover in the last two years than you may have expected, because I was surprised myself. That’s the basic premise of this quick post.

On February 1, 2016, the Seahawks were contemplating their recent playoff loss — a 31-24 first half disaster against the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round — and the changes for a team that had been to the Super Bowl in each of the previous two seasons started to take shape.

Key starters who were the first to go that year included left tackle Russell Okung (free agent representing himself and asking for considerable money despite frequent injury), right guard J.R. Sweezy (free agent getting paid more than expected by…