Seahawks waive 16 players, place Obomanu on IR

The Seattle Seahawks placed two players on injured reserve, terminated two veteran contracts and waived 16 others Saturday to reach the 53-player roster limit.

Placed on Injured Reserve: WR Ben Obomanu and DT Chris Cooper.

Terminated Veteran Contacts: WR Bryan Gilmore and DT Larry Tripplett.

Waived: DB Jamar Adams, QB Dalton Bell, DT Kevin Brown, WR Michael Bumpus, C Ben Claxton, DB Marquis Floyd, P Reggie Hodges, DB Kelin Johnson, C Nick Jones, FB David Kirtman, G Pat Murray, TE Joe Newton, LB Dallas Sartz, WR Trent Shelton, DE Nu’u Tafisi and T Kyle Williams.