In a bit of a surprise move on Wednesday, the Seahawks released long snapper Clint Gresham, according to the Houston Chronicle's Aaron Wilson.

The move was unexpected in part because Gresham had just signed a three-year, $2.7 million extension last offseason.

Undrafted out of TCU, Gresham had been with Seahawks since 2010 and was a part of the team's back-to-back Super Bowl runs where he served as the team's long snapper.

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The Seattle Times' Bob Condotta supplied the only logical explanation for why the longtime Seahawk would be let go -- money.

Seahawks recently signed long snapper Andrew East to a contract that would pay about half of Gresham's. — Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) March 16, 2016



Seahawks fans will be said to see him leave, as he was very active within the community.

The team also took care of some other business on Wednesday with linebacker Eric Pinkins officially signing his Exclusive Rights tender. Pinkins is now officially back with the team.

#Seahawks re-signed LB Eric Pinkins who was an exclusive rights free-agent. Signed his tender. — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 16, 2016



