’26 vs ’14: Comparing Seahawks’ post-Super Bowl roster turnover

Two weeks after the Seattle Seahawks captured the Lombardi Trophy to complete their return to the NFL mountaintop, general manager John Schneider discussed his offseason goals while speaking to reporters at the NFL scouting combine in late February.

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In short, Schneider emphasized his desire to retain as many players as possible from a team that finished 17-3 with a plus-246 point differential across the regular season and postseason – the highest such mark by a Super Bowl champion since 1999.

“When you get done with something special like that, you’re like, yeah, let’s run it back, let’s run it back,” Schneider said. “It’s a really cool team and they’re all special people. We’re going to try to retain as many of those guys as we possibly can.”

Consider it mission accomplished.

With the dust settled from the initial waves of free agency, the Seahawks have retained 88% of their total snaps from their 2025 Super Bowl-winning team – 95% of their offensive snaps, 79% of their defensive snaps and 92% of their special teams snaps.

For comparison, during the offseason following their 2013 Super Bowl title, the Seahawks retained 77% of their total snaps – 76% of their offensive snaps, 78% of their defensive snaps and 79% of their special teams snaps.

Here’s a closer look at how the post-Super Bowl roster retainment rate for their 2026 offseason compares to their 2014 offseason, according to Pro Football Reference.

Big picture

2026: Retained 88% of total snaps

The Seahawks lost four key contributors in free agency – Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III, safety Coby Bryant, edge rusher Boye Mafe and cornerback Riq Woolen. But that’s par for the course for a Super Bowl champion. And aside from those four losses, the Seahawks brought back nearly every other key contributor from their 53-man roster and beyond.

2014: Retained 77% of total snaps

Following their 2013 Super Bowl title, the Seahawks lost nine key contributors the following offseason – leading receiver Golden Tate; offensive linemen Paul McQuistan and Breno Giacomini; defensive end Chris Clemons; defensive tackles Clinton McDonald and Red Bryant; cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Walter Thurmond; and special teams stalwart Chris Maragos.

Offense

2026: Retained 95% of offensive snaps

• Retained 14 of 15 players with at least 300 offensive snaps
• Notable departure: RB Kenneth Walker III

2014: Retained 76% of offensive snaps

• Retained 11 of 15 players with at least 300 offensive snaps
• Notable departures: WR Golden Tate, OL Paul McQuistan, OL Breno Giacomini, WR Sidney Rice (retired)

Defense

2026: retained 79% of defensive snaps

• Retained 14 of 17 players with at least 300 defensive snaps
• Notable departures: S Coby Bryant, CB Riq Woolen, EDGE Boye Mafe

2014: retained 78% of defensive snaps

• Retained 12 of 17 players with at least 300 defensive snaps
• Notable departures: DE Chris Clemons, DT Clinton McDonald, CB Walter Thurmond, DT Red Bryant, CB Brandon Browner

Special teams

2026: retained 92% of special teams snaps

• Retained 15 of 16 players with at least 150 special teams snaps
• Notable departure: Dareke Young

2014: retained 79% of special teams snaps

• Retained 13 of 16 players with at least 150 special teams snaps
• Notable departures: Chris Maragos, Kellen Davis, Michael Robinson (retired)

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