by Curtis Crabtree
KJR reporter
Twitter: @Curtis_Crabtree

All 32 teams in the NFL had until 6 p.m. PT to reduce their rosters to the 53-man regular season limit.

Seattle was forced to release 22 players that were on the field for them in Thursday night's preseason victory over the Oakland Raiders. The team elected to keep just two quarterbacks on the active roster following initial cutdowns. With the third quarterback rule no longer in existance, that had to have played a factor in the decision.

Also interesting is the team elected to active G James Carpenter from the physically unable to perform list. Carpenter has been recovering from a severe knee injury suffered in late November. By placing him on the active roster, it appears the team feels he will be able to contribute sooner than later.

CB Walter Thurmond was not activated and was placed on the reserve/PUP list. He will be unable to rejoin the team until after week six of the season. OL Allen Barbre was placed on the reserve/suspended list and will miss the first four games of the year for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.

The team will be able to name an eight-man practice squad after players clear waivers on Saturday.

Waived
CB Phillip Adams
DE Pierre Allen
LB Allen Bradford
WR Deon Butler
WR Kris Durham
G Paul Fanaika
G Rishaw Johnson
WR Jermaine Kearse
LB Kyle Knox
DE Cordarro Law
WR Ricardo Lockette
TE Sean McGrath
C Kris O'Dowd
QB Josh Portis
S DeShawn Shead
LB Korey Toomer
WR Lavasier Tuinei

Waived/Injured
TE Cooper Helfet
RB Vai Taua

Waived/Injury Settlement
DT Lazarius Levingston

Injured Reserve  
LB Matt McCoy

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
CB Walter Thurmond

Reserve/Suspended
G Allen Barbre

Following the cuts, the 53-man roster currently consists of the following players:

QB (2): Russell Wilson, Matt Flynn
RB (4): Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin, Leon Washington, Kregg Lumpkin
FB (1): Michael Robinson
WR (6): Sidney Rice, Golden Tate, Doug Badlwin, Braylon Edwards, Ben Obomanu, Charly Martin
TE (3): Zach Miller, Kellen Winslow, Anthony McCoy
OL (9): Russell Okung, Paul McQuistan, Max Unger, John Moffitt, Breno Giacomini, James Carpenter, J.R. Sweezy, Frank Omiyale, Lemuel Jeanpierre
DL (9): Chris Clemons, Brandon Mebane, Alan Branch, Red Bryant, Jason Jones, Bruce Irvin, Clinton McDonald, Greg Scruggs, Jaye Howard
LB (6): K.J. Wright, Leroy Hill, Bobby Wagner, Mike Morgan, Heath Farwell, Malcolm Smith
CB (5): Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner, Marcus Trufant, Byron Maxwell, Jeremy Lane
S (5): Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Jeron Johnson, Chris Maragos, Winston Guy
ST (3): Steven Hauschka, Jon Ryan, Clint Gresham

PUP (1): CB Walter Thurmond
SUS (1): G Allen Barbre
IR (1): LB Matt McCoy