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Darnold Could Return to Seahawks Practice Wednesday
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In Short: Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald says quarterback Sam Darnold has a chance to practice Wednesday.
Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said on his day-after coach's radio show that quarterback Sam Darnold has a chance to practice Wednesday, indicating Darnold may be ready for the Week 3 game against the Washington Commanders.
Macdonald noted that Darnold's participation in practice this week could give him a shot at playing in Week 3. However, the team will have to wait until Wednesday and the rest of the week to see how much Darnold is doing to better gauge his status.
The Seahawks won their game against the Arizona Cardinals with backup quarterback Drew Lock throwing three touchdowns to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in a 31-7 victory.
Macdonald emphasized that the team is taking it day by day, with Wednesday’s practice being the next benchmark for Darnold’s return.
The Seahawks are optimistic about Darnold’s return, with some reports suggesting he could miss at most one more game.
Drew Lock has performed well in Darnold’s absence, throwing four touchdowns without a turnover in two games, including a 235-yard, three-touchdown effort against the Cardinals.
The Seahawks are preparing for the Week 3 game against the Commanders, with Darnold’s potential return a key factor in their planning.
While the team is hopeful, they will continue to monitor Darnold’s progress throughout the week to determine his readiness for the upcoming game.
What this adds
The Seahawks have shown they can perform well without Darnold, with Drew Lock stepping up in his absence.
What's confirmed
- Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said on his day-after coach's radio show that quarterback Sam Darnold has a chance to practice Wednesday, indicating Darnold may be ready for the Week 3 game against the Washington Commanders.
- Macdonald noted that Darnold's participation in practice this week could give him a shot at playing in Week 3. However, the team will have to wait until Wednesday and the rest of the week to see how much Darnold is doing to better gauge his status.
- The Seahawks won their game against the Arizona Cardinals with backup quarterback Drew Lock throwing three touchdowns to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in a 31-7 victory.
- Macdonald emphasized that the team is taking it day by day, with Wednesday’s practice being the next benchmark for Darnold’s return.
- The Seahawks are optimistic about Darnold’s return, with some reports suggesting he could miss at most one more game.
- Drew Lock has performed well in Darnold’s absence, throwing four touchdowns without a turnover in two games, including a 235-yard, three-touchdown effort against the Cardinals.
- The Seahawks are preparing for the Week 3 game against the Commanders, with Darnold’s potential return a key factor in their planning.
- While the team is hopeful, they will continue to monitor Darnold’s progress throughout the week to determine his readiness for the upcoming game.
What's still developing
- The Seahawks’ nose tackle was ruled out with a concussion.
- There has been constant speculation and reporting regarding Darnold’s timetable to return from his glute injury, with the worst case scenario in the 4-6 week timeline.
- Coach Macdonald also added that “it’s possible” he plays against the Commanders.
- Worst case scenario was avoided for the Seahawks on multiple fronts.
- Darnold does not have a long-term injury and Lock was fantastic against the Cardinals.
- "Right now the plan is for him to be out there in some capacity, and we'll go from there," Macdonald said.
- On running back Jadarian Price, who exited Sunday's game in the fourth quarter with what at the time was called a chest injury, Macdonald said he had no firm updates beyond it not being a long-term concern.
- Asked about Nick Emmanwori, who made his debut after missing most of training camp and the preseason following ankle surgery prior to the start of camp, Macdonald said the second-year safety came out of the game feeling "really good" after being limited to nine snaps as part of the plan to ramp him up to his usual bigger role.
- "For what we wanted to get out of the game, I think it was probably best-case scenario where we could really ramp into this week," Macdonald said.
- He also provided status updates on Sam Darnold, Zach Charbonnet, Abraham Lucas and Nick Emmanwori heading into the week.
- "I'm not saying that we're going to max all the practices, but that's something we want to be able to consider, how much practice time it's going to take and things like that, so that's something that we're still working through." The Seahawks celebrated the 31-7 victory vs.
- Even in limited snaps, Seahawks’ Emmanwori makes ‘impact’ in return Below is a recap of what he said.. Macdonald said “there is a chance” quarterback Sam Darnold could return for Sunday’s Week 3 road matchup against the Washington Commanders.