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Darnold Out for Week 2 as Seahawks Face Cardinals
Confirmed
In Short: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will miss at least one game due to a glute injury, with Drew Lock set to start against the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is expected to miss at least one game due to a glute injury, with Drew Lock set to start against the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday.
Darnold was ruled out for the game after suffering the injury during the team's season opener against the New England Patriots.
Darnold's absence could last 4-6 weeks, with the team hopeful he could return for Week 3 against the Washington Commanders.
Darnold was sidelined on the opening drive of the season opener, with Lock stepping in and leading the Seahawks to a 13-10 comeback victory over the Patriots.
The Seahawks will also be without starting safety Ty Okada, who missed the season opener with a hamstring injury and is now dealing with a knee injury.
Receiver Tory Horton, who missed the opener with a hamstring injury, is good to go for the upcoming game.
The Seahawks won their opening game against the Patriots but now face uncertainty with Darnold's injury.
Darnold's injury has opened the door for Lock, who started twice in Geno Smith's absence in 2023, to take on a more significant role.
While Lock started twice in Geno Smith's absence in 2023, this was the first time in his Seahawks career he’d been tasked with extended reps due to starter injury.
The Seahawks have sought up to four second opinions on Darnold's injury, which was initially thought to be a hip issue.
The team is hopeful that Darnold will avoid short-term injury reserve and return fairly soon.
The Seahawks will also be without cornerback Garrett Williams, who is out with an Achilles injury.
What this adds
The Seahawks won their opening game against the New England Patriots but now face uncertainty with Darnold's injury.
The Seahawks have sought up to four second opinions on Darnold's injury, which was initially thought to be a hip issue.
The team is hopeful that Darnold will avoid short-term injury reserve and return fairly soon.
Background
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is expected to miss at least one game due to a glute injury, with a potential absence of 4-6 weeks.
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is dealing with a short-term soft-tissue injury, while Jets wide receiver Omar Cooper is considered week-to-week after an ankle sprain.
What's confirmed
- Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is expected to miss Week 2's game against the Arizona Cardinals due to a glute injury, according to reports.
- The injury, initially thought to be a hip issue, has left the Seahawks seeking up to four second opinions.
- Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald expressed relief that Darnold's injury appears to be a muscle issue rather than a hip structure problem.
What's still developing
- The Cardinals have Andrew Billings in the wings for nose tackle responsibilities if Lopez is not healthy enough to return, but Billings appeared on the injury report with a knee injury that had him limited.
- Two players are questionable for the Seahawks, safety Nick Emmanwori, who missed the opener as he continues to work his way back from ankle surgery, and right guard Anthony Bradford, who is listed with knee and hip injuries.
- For the Cardinals, cornerback Garrett Williams is out with an Achilles injury, while six players are listed as questionable, including starting guards Isaac Seumalo (shoulder) and Isaiah Adams (knee), and starting nose tackle Roy Lopez (groin).
- The Seahawks had only one change on their injury report from Wednesday to Thursday, with veteran receiver Cooper Kupp (back) improving from limited to full participation.
- "If Jalen Milroe comes onto the field, I'm going to be excited," Mike Salk said about the Seahawks' third-string QB.
- Seattle Seahawks don’t expect much change with Lock at QB Darnold and Lock aren’t the only quarterbacks on Seattle’s roster, though, and there’s a very interesting question now about the third one.
- He rushed for four yards combined and lost a fumble in a Week 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was the last time the Seahawks used him in a regular season game.
- While Milroe is a year older now and played more in the preseason last month than any other Seahawks QB, Huard doubts that Seattle will plan to have Milroe take any snaps away from Lock on Sunday against the Cardinals.
- The first has to do with how the absence of Darnold combined with a first-year offensive coordinator in Brian Fleury means there’s plenty that’s unsettled for the Seahawks’ offense right now.
- The second reason is that with Milroe moved up one on the depth chart, the Seahawks only have two healthy quarterbacks now – and that’s including the practice squad.
- Reports suggest that Darnold's injury is not as severe as initially feared, with NFL Network's Ian Rapoport indicating that returning for Week 3 against the Washington Commanders is still potentially in play.
- Moments later, Darnold went to the locker room and the team announced later in the half that he was ruled out for the rest of the game.
Sources
- Arizona Cardinalslink
- Arizonasportslink
- Fieldgullslink
- Fox Newslink
- Newsweeklink
- Seahawkslink
- Seattle Sportslink
- Seattletimeslink
- Thebigleadlink
- Thescorelink
- Warpbeatlink
- Yardbarkerlink
- Seattletimeslink
- Centraloregondailylink
- Sportslink
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