Seattle Seahawks expected to release former starting CB Tre Flowers

Coach Pete Carroll later chalked up Flowers’ comments to frustration.

NFL Network first reported Seattle’s plans to release Flowers, saying it was at the cornerback’s request.

Flowers has started 40 matches over three-plus seasons with the Seahawks, who drafted him in the fifth round out of Oklahoma State in 2018 and converted him from safety to cornerback. He surprisingly won a starting job as a rookie, replacing Richard Sherman, and started 15 games in each of his first two seasons.

His inconsistent ball skills and two rough performances in the 2019 playoffs led Seattle to trade for Quinton Dunbar in 2020. Flowers started seven games as an injury replacement in 2020 and emerged from the preseason this year as a starter over Ahkello Witherspoon, whom Seattle traded after signing in March to replace Shaquill Griffin.

Flowers was making a non-guaranteed $2.183 million this season. Seattle will save the remainder of that — in cash and cap space — with his release. It also clears a roster spot.

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