Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Monday that quarterback Sam Darnold and left guard Quenton Nelson will miss Seattle’s Week 10 game against the Raiders, while other players’ availability remains uncertain.
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The day after the Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-3 in Week 9, coach Mike Macdonald provided updates on multiple injuries, including the status of quarterback Sam Darnold and left guard Quenton Nelson for Seattle’s next game.
Seattle played Sunday without Darnold, left tackle Charles Cross, Nelson, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and receiver Rashid Shaheed. Despite those absences, the Seahawks secured the 17-3 victory.
Macdonald said Darnold and Nelson will not play in the Seahawks’ Week 10 game against the Raiders. Nelson, who had a minor procedure on his knee on Monday, remains week to week and the team is not planning to place him on injured reserve.
“I’d say we haven't ruled anybody out yet, but I think everybody needs to make progress,” Macdonald said. “So nobody's in, nobody's out.”
On Williams, who is dealing with a stinger, Macdonald said it is difficult to set a return timeline. He explained that severity can vary and that the team will adjust based on how the player feels.
Macdonald also addressed Darnold’s injuries, saying on Monday that the quarterback is dealing with quadricep and rib issues and that he has a path to return after Seattle’s Week 11 bye.
“I think so,” Macdonald said. “He's making progress, it's just we're going to need some more time.”
As for quarterback Drew Lock, who injured his oblique on Sunday after entering the game with an elbow injury, Macdonald said Lock should be able to play, though he is expected to be limited in practice. Macdonald said his approach would be similar to the previous week, with the number of reps and throws managed day to day based on how he feels.
“He's not taking all the reps, and he's not taking all the throws,” Macdonald said. “How we manage it is kind of a day-to-day thing based off of how he's feeling, and maybe the aggregate that we're going to shoot for for the whole week.”
Nelson was acquired in a trade with the Colts prior to Seattle’s Week 8 game. Macdonald said the decision not to put Nelson on IR indicates the Seahawks expect him to miss fewer than four games. “We're not putting him on IR yet, so I think that gives you the timetable of what we expect,” Macdonald said. “He's considered week to week, I guess is the best way to put it.”
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