The New England Patriots have dealt with plenty of roster turnover over the last decade or so, but throughout all of the success they've had, quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick still being constants virtually guarantee success and a playoff berth each year. The Seattle Seahawks have carefully built a dominant defense, pouring money into a secondary that can't be matched, and are working on launching their own dynasty with a win in Super Bowl 49.
Super Bowl 2015 rosters: Patriots, Seahawks loaded with talent
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are loaded with talent, which might have ... something to do with the fact that they’re playing in the Super Bowl.
Winning the Super Bowl would give the Seahawks a rare repeat, something that hasn’t been done since Brady and Belichick did it just over a decade ago.
New England is still winning and a large part of that is because of Brady, but a lot has changed over the years. The Patriots are a bit more balanced these days, and the defensive side of the ball actually got the Patriots through many tough spots this season. Guys like Devin McCourty come to mind when you think about that defense, but overall, much of the focus is still on Brady, wide receiver Julian Edelman and tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Those guys will have to go against the biggest names on Seattle, as the players you immediately think of are all in the secondary. Cornerback Richard Sherman and safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor all have legitimate claims to being the best players at their position in the NFL. Seattle has a ton of money invested in those guys. On offense, quarterback Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch come to mind.
Wilson should wind up with a huge contract this offseason, which is significant as the Seahawks have very little money committed to the quarterback position at this point, allowing them to award those big contracts on defense.
Either way, both rosters have some huge names, which just might have something to do with the fact that these two teams are ... playing in the Super Bowl. Here’s the full roster for both teams below:
Seahawks Roster
QB: Russell Wilson, Tarvaris Jackson, B.J. Daniels
RB: Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin, Christine Michael
FB: Will Tukuafu
TE: Luke Wilson, Tony Moeaki, Cooper Helfet
WR: Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, Ricardo Lockette, Chris Matthews, Kevin Norwood, Bryan Walters
OL: Alvin Bailey, Justin Britt, Russell Okung, Lemuel Jeanpierre, Keavon Milton, J.R. Sweezy, James Carpenter, Max Unger, Patrick Lewis
DE: Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Demarcus Dobbs, David King, O'Brien Schofield
DT: Kevin Williams, Tony McDaniel, Landon Cohen
LB: Bruce Irvin, K.J. Wright, Bobby Wagner, Malcolm Smith, Mike Morgan, Brock Coyle
CB: Richard Sherman, Byron Maxwell, Jeremy Lane, DeShawn Shead, Tharold Simon, Marcus Burley
S: Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Steven Terrell, Jeron Johnson
K: Steven Hauschka
P: Jon Ryan
LS: Clint Gresham
Patriots Roster
QB: Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo
RB: Shane Vereen, LeGarrette Blount, Brandon Bolden, Jonas Gray, James White
FB: James Develin
TE: Rob Gronkowski, Michael Hoomanawanui, Tim Wright
WR: Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Josh Boyce, Matthew Slater, Brian Tyms
OL: Nate Solder, Sebastian Vollmer, Jordan Devey, Cameron Fleming, Dan Connolly, Marcus Cannon, Josh Fline, Bryan Stork, Ryan Wendell,
DE: Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Alan Branch, Zach Moore, Joe Vellano, Vince Wilfork
DT: Chris Jones, Sealver Siliga
LB: Jonathan Casillas, Jamie Collins, Darius Fleming, Dont'a Hightower, Chris White, Akeem Ayers
CB: Darrelle Revis, Malcolm Butler, Brandon Browner, Kyle Arrington, Logan Ryan
S: Patrick Chung, Devin McCourty, Nate Ebner, Duron Harmon, Tavon Wilson
K: Stephen Gostkowski
P: Ryan Allen
LS: Danny Aiken
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