The Seattle Seahawks are shuffling pieces at linebacker again, and the latest move is a familiar one.
On Wednesday, Seattle signed Josh Ross to the practice squad and released former Northwestern guard Evan Beerntsen to clear a spot. Ross returns to a Seahawks organization he knows well, with links to Mike Macdonald stretching back to 2021 at the University of Michigan and then to the Baltimore Ravens in 2022.
The timing matters. Seattle heads into Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs dealing with several linebacker injuries.
Drake Thomas did not practice Wednesday after sitting out Week 6 against the Denver Broncos with an ankle injury. Chazz Surratt has missed the past few weeks because of a calf injury, and Tyrice Knight showed up on the injury report Wednesday as a limited participant with an oblique issue.
That makes Ross a logical depth add, especially on special teams, which was his role with Seattle in 2024. He could also be elevated on game day if the injury situation gets worse.
Ross was on Seattle’s preseason roster last year but didn’t survive final cuts. More recently, he was with the Minnesota Vikings during their preseason this year.
Here is the Seahawks’ practice squad as of Oct. 22:
Offense
Jackson Acker, FB
Jacardia Wright, RB (on injured reserve)
Logan Brown, OL
Bobby Hart, OL
Federico Maranges, OL
Emmanuel Henderson, WR
Irv Charles, WR
Ricky White, WR
Josiah Deguara, TE
Defense
Aidan Hubbard, DE
Gary Smith III, DT
Jimmy Ciarlo, LB
Josh Ross, LB
Deven Eastern, NT
Michael Dansby, CB
Andre Fuller, CB
A.J. Finley, S
Maxen Hook, S
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