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RENTON Earl Thomas Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) — The vast majority of what the Seattle Seahawks needed to do in churning through its roster and clearing out a handful of players with big contracts later in their careers took place last offseason.The moves helped accelerate what coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider were hoping to do in "refreshing" Seattle's roster and set up the franchise for having salary cap flexibility in the future.But the difficult decisions didn't end with the departures of Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman and choosing not to extend safety Earl Thomas. After completing an unexpected season of 10 wins and a playoff berth, the Seahawks still have a few significant free agent decisions to make heading into the offseason. And the two most important would appear to be on the defensive side with linebacker K.J. Wright coming off an injured-filled season and pass rusher Frank Clark looking to cash in on the best season of his young career."This time of year, we always cite that it's a really difficult time," Carroll said. "There's a lot of stuff that has to take place, there's a lot of business. John (Schneider) has a master plan of carrying this thing out. He's got a schedule and calendar of all kinds of stuff that he's working. Already, we're well into it. There's a strategy and a plan to carry this out and our guys know. We've communicated with everybody."Seattle has 14 unrestricted free agents heading into offseason, with Clark and Wright headlining the list because of their specific situations. Thomas is also an unrestricted free agent, but after a contentious holdout last offseason and a season-ending leg injury suffered in Week 4 J.R. Sweezy Color Rush Jersey , the likelihood of Thomas continuing his career with Seattle appears slim at best.Clark and Wright both played this past season in the final year of their contracts, choosing to take the risk of not having contract certainty going into 2019. The results touched both ends of the spectrum of possibilities and leaves Seattle with intriguing decisions to make.Clark proved his worth as an elite pass rusher with a career-high 14 sacks in his first season playing without Bennett and fellow veteran Cliff Avril around. It was the most sacks by any Seattle player since 2007 and put Clark in line for a massive payday should he hit the open market.But that possibility may drive Seattle to use its franchise tag for the first time since 2010 when it was used on kicker Olindo Mare. While Carroll and others have made it clear they want Clark as part of the future, it may be easier for Seattle to pay Clark around $18 million for 2019 and try to work out something long term in the interim.While Clark seemed to prove his future worth, this season only raised questions about whether Wright should be part of Seattle's future. It wasn't because of his play as when he was on the field, Wright continued to show his value to Seattle's defense, highlighted by his juggling end zone interception against Dallas in the playoff loss. But Wright will turn 30 in July and had knee issues derail most of his 2018 season."I'm pretty sure he's going to be telling me everything that is going on," Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said of Wright. "I'll pay attention to it. He's my brother and I hope everything works out, but I understand it's a business."Aside from Wright and Clark, Seattle must make decisions on two key offensive linemen with guards J.R. Sweezy and D.J. Fluker having played 2018 on one-year deals and helped the Seahawks have the best run game in the NFL.Other key unrestricted free agents who played important roles in 2018 include cornerback Justin Coleman Quinton Jefferson Color Rush Jersey , running back Mike Davis, kicker Sebastian Janikowski and linebacker Mychal Kendricks.And hanging over all of Seattle's decisions are how any of them will play into potential contract extensions for quarterback Russell Wilson and Wagner, who both have deals that expire after the 2019 season."Russ and I met and we talked about the future. We are talking about where we are going and what we want to get done. And, you know, that's very much in our plans," Carroll said. SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will be without defensive lineman Jarran Reed for the first six games of the season after he was suspended by the NFL on Monday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.Reed may participate in preseason practices and games, but will not be available to the Seahawks until Oct. 14.The suspension stems from an incident in April 2017. He was being investigated for assaulting a woman, who then filed an assault complaint. But Reed was not charged.Reed posted a statement on social media saying he strongly disagreed with the discipline imposed by the NFL.“I apologize to those close to me including my family, the entire Seattle Seahawks organization and fans of the team for putting myself in a position where I could be disciplined by the NFL Tom Johnson Color Rush Jersey ,” Reed posted. “While I totally disagree with the decision of the NFL, I still must accept it and take responsibility for the situation. I have learned from this and will do everything I can to make my friends, family, teammates, fans and the Seahawks proud of me moving forward.”The suspension is a major blow for Seattle’s already questionable defensive line heading into the season. It also comes with Reed heading into the final year of his rookie contract and one of the major contract decisions the Seahawks will need to make. After linebacker Bobby Wagner, Reed is next in line among the significant contract situations facing Seattle.The 26-year-old is coming off the best year of his career and was expected to be the leader of the defensive line after Seattle traded Frank Clark to Kansas City. Reed had 10 1-2 sacks and 50 tackles last season, both career highs. The 10 1-2 sacks were the third most among defensive tackles in the NFL last season.Reed was a second-round draft pick from Alabama in 2016.