He played with cornerback Richard Sherman, along with safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor to form the “Legion of Boom” before signing with the New England Patriots in 2014.
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Meanwhile, other options emerged at safety for the Seahawks such as undrafted free agent Tyvis Powell.
Browner spent the 2011-2013 seasons with the Seahawks, first in a reserve role and then moving into the starting lineup.
Seattle plays its final preseason game Thursday night in Oakland. At 6-4, 220 pounds, Browner’s size and physicality helped the Seahawks become known as one of the toughest secondaries in the NFL.
He spent a year ago with New Orleans where he started all 16 games for a Saints team that had one of the NFL’s worst pass defenses.
Browner signed a one-year, $760,000 deal back in the spring, but the contract contained no guaranteed money. New Orleans released him after a season of injuries and penalties in an attempt to ease their salary cap burden.
Browner’s only preseason statistics were two tackles, apparently the last two he will make as a Seahawk.
The Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday reduced their roster by nine players, bringing the team down to the NFL’s 75-man roster limit.
The release comes as National Football League teams trim their rosters from 90 to 75 players before the Tuesday deadline.
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Browner signed with New England and was involved in the key play of Super Bowl XLIX, a goal-line interception of Russell Wilson by Malcom Butler with 26 seconds remaining and the Seahawks going for the winning score.
