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Seahawks QB Darnold Out for Sunday's Game
Confirmed
In Short: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will not play in Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals due to a quad injury.
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald announced Wednesday that quarterback Sam Darnold will miss Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals due to a quad injury.
Darnold, who has been struggling with turnovers and injuries this season, will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis, according to Macdonald.
Backup quarterback Drew Lock will start in Darnold's place, making his second start of the season.
Macdonald emphasized that Darnold will not go on injured reserve and has a chance to play in Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Darnold's absence comes after the Seahawks suffered their fourth defeat in six games against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is on pace for over 2,000 receiving yards, will continue to be a key player for the Seahawks.
What this adds
The Seahawks have not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 36 games, the longest current streak in the league.
What's confirmed
- "It's going to be week to week for Sam,“ Macdonald said.
- RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will miss the team's game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday due to a quad injury, coach Mike Macdonald announced Wednesday.
- He said Darnold has a chance to play in Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
- Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald announced Wednesday that backup Drew Lock will step in for Darnold.
- Lock started one game earlier this season against the Cardinals in Arizona and played most of the season opener against the New England Patriots after Darnold suffered a glute injury.
- The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw one game on Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
What's still developing
- Coming off leading Seattle to a Super Bowl victory in February, Darnold has endured a challenging second season with the franchise, both physically and performance-wise.
- Out of the blue, the Seahawks will have to prepare on a short week for a must-win NFC West rematch with the Cardinals minus their starting quarterback, who suffered multiple injuries in Monday’s loss to the Bears.
- With those struggles, Macdonald faced questions about Darnold’s job status after throwing two picks in a loss to the Broncos in Week 6, but the coach backed the veteran gunslinger and didn’t consider benching him for Lock.
- Darnold went 17-of-34 passing for 188 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against Chicago.
- "All the fancy names, I can't explain that to you, but he hasn't throw much."
- "I think we've just got to take it day by day at this time," he said.
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- The incident occured with 6:23 remaining in the second quarter and San Francisco leading 14-10, when Greenlaw had a, seemingly, late-ish hit on Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold as he was running out of bounds, which caused Seattle's bench to react and swarm the fiery 49ers linebacker.
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