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# Noah Igbinoghene Among Several Ex-Seahawks to Land With New Teams
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/noah-igbinoghene-several-ex-seattle-seahawks-land-new-teams/
- Published: 2026-09-01T20:32:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T05:55:21.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: Analysis, News, Seahawks, Noah Igbinoghene, D'Anthony Bell, Cody White, Avery Smith, Jamie Sheriff, Jared Ivey, Velus Jones Jr., Rodney Thomas, Trevon Diggs

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![  Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Andrew Armstrong (85) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (17) during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images  ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/2026-08-29t013755z_1785800737_mt1usatoday29684350_rtrmadp_3_nfl-seattle-seahawks-at-kansas-city-chiefs-jpg-format-original.jpg)

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Andrew Armstrong (85) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (17) during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images \[/caption\]

While the NFL institutes a hard deadline for teams to get their rosters down to 53 players after the conclusion of the preseason, the churning of rosters across the league continues for several days leading up to Week 1.

For Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider, making as many transactions as possible post-cutdown day has been a source of pride for the organization, as he believes it to be an integral part of building the best roster and practice squad possible. As rules have changed, so has the strategy for the reigning Executive of the Year, including leaning in on the ability to place as many as six vested veterans with four or more years of experience on the practice squad, allowing the team to protect more of their talented young players from the waiver wire as a result.

On that front, the Seahawks terminated the contracts of eight veterans as part of Sunday’s roster bludgeoning, including cornerback Trevon Diggs, safety D’Anthony Bell, and running back Velus Jones Jr., hoping to retain as many of those players who weren’t exposed to waivers as possible either on the practice squad or re-signing to the active roster.

“Having the six veterans on the practice squad has enabled us to not expose certain players to the waiver wire. And yeah, it's a strategy for the initial 53 cut,” Schneider explained after Sunday’s initial cuts. “And then as well as what we're going to look like in the middle of October and then trying to be as strong as we possibly can and as deep as we possibly can with a combination of older and younger players down the stretch, end of November, December, January, hopefully February.”

Since those moves transpired on Sunday, several of these vested veterans have returned to Seattle’s practice squad, including Diggs, who Schneider indicated needed a bit more time with his “ramp up” after signing in mid-August. Additionally, Jones and safety Rodney Thomas II also re-signed to the 17-man practice squad, providing valuable depth at running back and in the secondary.

But from that group of eight vested vets who were jettisoned on Sunday, two of them have already joined other teams, which is part of the cost of doing business when it comes to allowing players to become unrestricted free agents. That number could increase with safety D’Anthony Bell, tackle Bobby Hart, and tight end Nick Vannett all remaining unsigned.

On Monday, the Raiders struck a deal with receiver Cody White to join their practice squad, reuniting the veteran wideout with coach Klint Kubiak, who served as the Seahawks offensive coordinator last season. One day later, the Browns announced they had signed sixth-year cornerback Noah Igbinoghene to their 53-man roster, with the player understandably choosing an opportunity to play on Sundays elsewhere over staying in the Pacific Northwest on the practice squad.

In each of those instances, even with White starting on the practice squad in Las Vegas, both players likely chose better situations for themselves to see playing time in regular season games. White’s familiarity with Kubiak’s offense should allow him to hit the ground running and push for snaps sooner rather than later in a receiving corps that lacks the top end talent or depth Seattle’s does, while Igbinoghene’s slot versatility and special teams talent will help him see the field immediately for Cleveland.

Away from vested vets departing, White and Igbinoghene weren’t the only now-former Seahawks to land with another team in the past 48 hours. The Falcons claimed second-year defensive end Jared Ivey off waivers, while third-year pass rusher Jamie Sheriff reportedly plans to sign with the Rams on the practice squad, though no signing was listed on the NFL’s transaction wire on Tuesday.

In the grand scheme of things, with Ivey maybe being the lone exception due to his positional versatility at 275 pounds, none of those losses stands out as a significant one for the Seahawks.

At cornerback, Seattle chose to trade for promising undrafted rookie Avery Smith, opting for upside over a veteran in Igbinoghene who only has started more than two games once in his entire NFL career. Receiver-wise, Montorie Foster Jr. clearly beat out White and the team remains high on rookie Emmanuel Henderson Jr. and second-year wideout Ricky White III, who each were quickly brought back to the practice squad. Both Ivey and Sheriff were beaten out for roster spots and the team chose to keep undrafted rookies Aidan Hubbard and Marvin Jones Jr. instead on the practice squad.

But if Bell winds up going to another team, especially with Nick Emmanwori’s status for Week 1 uncertain as he continues to rehab from offseason ankle surgery, the decision not to keep him and/or re-sign him to the practice squad will be ripe for questioning. Choosing to re-sign with the team in March, he played the “big” nickel role in Emmanwori’s absence throughout camp and the preseason at a high level and was the most natural in-house fit to replace him in the short term if needed.

Instead, at least for now, Seattle chose to bring back Thomas, who projects as more of a free safety-type, along with veteran AJ Finley and promising second-year safety Maxen Hook on the practice squad. That trifecta may be more than enough to withstand injuries to Emmanwori and Bud Clark, who will miss the entire season with a broken ankle, but none of those players offers the size to fill in as a big nickel if needed early in the season the way that Bell can.

As long as he remains unsigned, there’s always a chance the Seahawks bring back Bell in coming days, which they did at this time last year leading up to the season opener. Depending on Emmanwori’s health heading into the season, not re-signing him carries more risk than most vested veteran departures this time of year, so it bears watching to see where he winds up.