A day after Seahawks coach Pete Carroll announced that Earl Thomas' tibia injury would be season-ending, the All-Pro free safety was placed on injured reserve, officially ending his 2016 season. The Seahawks signed safety Jeron Johnson to bolster depth at safety and also added fullback Marcel Reece. Running back George Farmer was waived to make room on the roster.

Reece, who played receiver at the University of Washington, went undrafted in 2008 and eventually signed with Oakland, where he made the switch to fullback. Reece spent most of his first two seasons on the practice squad before becoming Oakland's starting fullback in 2010, and he eventually became one of the league's best players at that position, earning Pro Bowl honors four consecutive times from 2012 to 2015, while also earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2013.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Reece has rushed for 844 yards and three touchdowns in his career and caught 205 passes for 2,015 yards and 12 touchdowns. The addition of Reece comes in a week when Seattle's only other fullback, Will Tukuafu, is going through concussion protocol after sustaining a concussion in Sunday's win over Carolina.