After being in top form and playing their third game in 11 days, the Seattle Seahawks made a number of roster moves ahead of their primetime clash against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Here’s a breakdown of the steps announced Thursday afternoon.

• Signed by the training team

CB Artie Burns

• Called up from practice squad for Week 6

OLB Jamie Sheriff
S Ty Okada

• Activated from the list of physically unable people

NT Cameron Young

• Placed on injured reserve

OLB Uchenna Nwosu

• Waived

G McClendon Curtis

The addition of the 29-year-old Burns gives Seattle needed depth at cornerback with 2022 Pro Bowler Riq Woolen out Thursday night with an ankle injury. Burns spent the last two seasons with the Seahawks, appearing in three games in 2022 and 14 games in 2023, including one start last season. He previously spent four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and one with the Chicago Bears.

Young, 24, was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Last season he played 16 games with one start. He was previously designated for return from the PUP list because he began the season with a knee injury.

Nwosu’s placement on injured reserve was expected. He suffered a hamstring injury last Sunday in a loss to the New York Giants, which was his first regular season game in nearly a year. His 2023 season ended with a pectoral injury and he missed the first four games of 2024 due to a sprained MCL in his knee that he suffered in the final preseason game in August.

Curtis, a 25-year-old offensive lineman, appeared in one game for the Seahawks as an undrafted rookie in 2023 and in three games for Seattle this year. He was signed to the active roster from the practice squad on September 21.

The Seahawks announced Wednesday that in addition to Woolen and Nwosu, rookie defensive tackle Byron Murphy II will not play against the 49ers on Thursday. Murphy, Seattle’s first-round draft pick this year, missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury.

Three other key defensemen were listed as questionable for Thursday: safety Julian Love (hamstring) and outside linebackers Derick Hall (foot) and Boye Mafe (knee).

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