Seahawks down to 1 QB after cutting Geno Smith, Paxton Lynch

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks set their 53-man roster on Saturday without a backup quarterback to Russell Wilson after releasing both Geno Smith and Paxton Lynch to reach the league limit.

It was a surprising decision after it appeared Smith had won the backup job during training camp, capped with a strong performance in the final preseason game against Oakland. But Seattle clearly wanted to see what else became available as other teams made their cuts.

Seattle has been very active in previous years making moves after cuts were announced and this year is likely to be no different, including finalizing the acquisition of Jadeveon Clowney from the Houston Texans.

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