Seahawks waive rookie cornerbacks Andre Fuller and Michael Dansby ahead of final roster trim

The Seattle Seahawks have waived rookie cornerbacks Andre Fuller and Michael Dansby as they pared down their roster for the regular-season limit, according to Yahoo Sports. The decisions remove both players from the team’s initial 53-man group and leave Seattle without either of its two seventh-round picks at the position on opening-day rosters.

For fans, the timing of these cuts matters because the Seahawks, like every NFL team, set a clear roster framework once teams approach the season’s final transaction window. Waiving a player does not end the story immediately, because the league’s waiver process gives other clubs an opportunity to claim the player’s rights before the player can move on to other opportunities.

Fuller and Dansby were both viewed as developmental options entering the summer, but Seattle’s final preseason roster decisions suggest the staff will prioritize other cornerbacks ahead of them. The move also indicates how difficult it is for late-round rookies to earn a steady role when training camp performance, positional depth, and special teams contributions all factor into the final evaluation.

Cornerback is a position with limited margin for error in the NFL, especially early in the season when teams prepare for coverage assignments against experienced quarterbacks and well-scheme offenses. When a team waives two rookies at the same position and round range, it usually reflects a determination that the current depth chart offers a more reliable immediate solution, rather than a bet on upside.

Still, waivers can be a path to a second chance. If either player clears waivers, the Seahawks could potentially revisit their plans later through the practice squad process, or another team could add them for depth, development, or coverage needs. For Seattle, the immediate impact is roster clarity, while for the players it is a prompt pivot to what comes next.

What to watch next is whether either Fuller or Dansby is claimed, and, if not, whether Seattle or another club brings them back in a different capacity. The Seahawks’ offseason focus on building a usable secondary does not end with these cuts, but for both rookies the margin has tightened, and their NFL futures will hinge on how other teams evaluate them on the waiver wire.