Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said Drew Lock will be on a similar plan to last week while quarterback Sam Darnold, guard Quenton Nelson, and several other players work through injuries ahead of Sunday’s game versus the Raide…
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The Seahawks are preparing for a Week 10 matchup with the Raiders on Sunday, with Drew Lock expected to start at quarterback again as Sam Darnold continues to recover from quadricep and rib injuries that also kept him out of last weekend’s win over the Cardinals.
Lock is also dealing with two injuries of his own, including an elbow that has limited him in practice for several weeks and an oblique injury that came up during Sunday’s game. Macdonald said Lock is making progress and that the team will use a plan similar to what it used last week.
“Drew's making good progress, so we have a plan, similar to last week and we'll go from there,” Macdonald said prior to Wednesday’s practice.
Macdonald explained that the team’s approach is meant to keep Lock from taking every rep or making every throw as they work through the elbow issue. “He's not going to take every rep, he's not going to make every throw again, but that's just trying to be as prudent as possible through the process to make sure he's feeling his best on Sunday,” he said.
Along with Darnold, the Seahawks will also be without newly acquired guard Quenton Nelson this weekend after a knee procedure on Monday. Macdonald said Nelson is already back with the team and that the early stages of the recovery process have been encouraging. “He's here, he's back in the building,” Macdonald said. “He looks good, we were able to get to some things, treatment wise, that are of the chasing edges caliber, which is music to my ears. I know he's going to be back sooner than later if it's under his control, and we'll take it week by week at this point.”
Macdonald said the Seahawks have optimism that several other players who missed last week’s game could return. He listed left tackle Charles Cross, receiver Rashid Shaheed, outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu, defensive tackle Leonard Williams and nose tackle Brandon Pili as players who may have the opportunity to take part in practice as the team progresses.
“We're not going full speed today, so a lot of those guys will have the opportunity to take reps today, then we'll see tomorrow,” Macdonald said. “We haven't ruled anybody out yet, nor have we ruled anybody in yet, but good news on a lot of those guys.”
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