Jamie Sheriff’s path out of Seattle took an unwelcome turn for Seahawks fans, but it also showed how far he had come.
The edge rusher, who flashed all summer for the Seahawks, couldn’t quite crack a crowded roster. Seattle has been stocked with pass rushers for a couple of years now, and that depth made it tough for Sheriff to force his way onto the active roster, even if he looked like he had earned a shot. He was among the team’s final cuts ahead of the 2026 season, and while a return to the practice squad seemed possible, that door never really opened.
Instead, Sheriff landed with the Los Angeles Rams. ESPN’s Brady Henderson reported that the former Seahawks defender signed to the Rams’ practice squad, a move that could eventually give him a real opportunity to climb back toward an active roster.
Sheriff came to Seattle as an undrafted free agent out of South Alabama in 2024, and he made noise right away. In that year’s preseason, he posted 12 pressures and three sacks with the Seahawks. His 2025 preseason wasn’t quite as sharp, but he still stuck around on Seattle’s practice squad, where the team viewed him as a developmental piece with real upside.
The problem for Sheriff was the depth chart in front of him. Seattle kept bringing in veterans such as DeMarcus Lawrence and Dante Fowler Jr., and no matter what Sheriff did in exhibition games, he remained on the outside looking in.
This summer, though, he showed more than just pass-rush juice. He missed the first preseason game in 2026, then finished the final two with three pressures and four run stuffs.
That was a notable step, because it suggested he was becoming more than just a speed-to-the-quarterback specialist. His pass-rush ability had always stood out, but he also appeared to be sharpening the rest of his game.
There’s no guarantee the Rams will ever promote him from the practice squad, but Sheriff’s move at least gives him another lane to keep developing. And while signing with one of Seattle’s biggest rivals may sting a little for the fan base, the Seahawks aren’t likely to hold it against him. General manager John Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald have made it clear they want the best for current and former players, and in the NFL, that usually means letting the business side of the league do what it does.
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