RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks parted ways with veteran defensive back Brandon Browner as part of their roster cuts to 75 players this week.

The team signed Browner in the spring with the hope of converting him to safety, but coach Pete Carroll said the Seahawks just ran out of time with the experiment.

Brandon Browner, 31, has a load of experience and could catch on with another team. Joe Nicholson/USA TODAY Sports

"The specialty stuff he can do, and there was no question about that," Carroll said. "But to fit on the roster and all that, I thought that it was going to be a race for him to make it. He could play for us, which he did in games. But I think it’s still a ways to come. In respect to him, give him more time to find a place with somebody else."

Carroll left open the possibility that Browner could come back to the Seahawks at some point.

"There’s many scenarios where we would ask him to come back," Carroll said. "We left with that exchange. I love that guy and his competitiveness and toughness and all of that. It was a big request. We weren’t making him play safety and faking it. We needed him to play and be on the roster to help us, and the other guys were just ahead of him."

Browner, 31, played three seasons with the Seahawks from 2011 to 2013. He spent 2014 with the New England Patriots and last year with the New Orleans Saints.