The Seattle Seahawks had plenty of tough decisions to make on Tuesday, when teams were forced to trim their roster size to 53 players. While there were several moves that were rather easy to see coming, there were also some surprising cuts.
One of those moves was the decision to release linebacker Patrick O'Connell, who appeared to be in line to make the Week 1 roster after a strong preseason. Seattle opted to carry eight linebackers -- Derick Hall, Jared Ivey, Ernest Jones IV, Tyrice Knight, Boye Mafe, Uchenna Nwosu, Connor O'Toole, and Drake Thomas -- on their 53-man roster.