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Seahawks cut ties with 1 Super Bowl champion and 1 Pro Bowler in 2 waiver moves
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The Seattle Seahawks had to clear a couple of roster spots before their Week 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts .
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They did it by cutting ties with one former Super Bowl champion and another former Pro Bowler.
The official roster moves came across the transaction wire Thursday afternoon: Seattle has waived Cam Akers and Shaq Griffin.
The RB Akers is a former second-round pick of the Rams back in 2020. He could latch on with another team before the end of the season.
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He won a ring with the Rams in his three-and-a-half seasons there.
He then spent two separate stints with the Minnesota Vikings and a five-game cameo with the Houston Texans .
Akers played in three games this season with the Vikings (5 carries, 19 yards) and he didn't get into a game with Seattle before being waived.
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Griffin is a long-tenured Seahawk, having been a third-round pick in 2017.
Griffin made the Pro Bowl in 2019 as part of his first four years in Seattle.
He then went to the Jaguars , Texans, Panthers and Vikings before returning to the Seahawks this season. Griffin has played in just two games in 2025.
Seattle is chasing a playoff spot and has chosen to turn away from two veterans in decline.
