The Seattle Seahawks finalized a roster move that has been anticipated for about a week or so, activating guard Phil Haynes from the PUP list.

In order to make room on the active roster, the team waived wide receiver and 2019 fourth round pick Gary Jennings, who never appeared in a game.

Haynes was also a fourth round pick this past April, but a sports hernia surgery kept him out of action during training camp and the preseason. He remained on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list into the regular season, and was therefore forced to miss at least six weeks of action.

This week is the final week the team could move him and teammate Demarcus Christmas onto the active roster. Christmas remains on the PUP list as of Tuesday.

Haynes will provide Seattle with much-needed depth on the offensive line. Injuries have forced both starting guards, Mike Iupati and D.J. Fluker, to miss time this season, while starting center Justin Britt is out for the year and backup guard/center Ethan Pocic remains on the injured reserve.

Haynes isn’t expected to take over a starting role right away, but he could step in if injuries once again impact any of Seattle’s starting five.

Jennings never found his footing with Seattle during the preseason, and although he has been on the roster all year he has been a healthy inactive for every game. The addition of Josh Gordon gave Seattle eight receivers on the active roster, making this a predictable move.

The team will likely try to get him back onto the practice squad if he goes unclaimed, especially after they waived receiver Cody Thompson from the practice squad in order to make room for defensive tackle Bryan Mone.

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