The Seattle Seahawks still have another day to decide whether or not the team will practice outside along the shores of Lake Washington or head inside away from the stifling wildfire smoke.
Due to fires in state as well as in Oregon and California, Washington has been covered in a layer of dense smoke for nearly a week now. Air quality indexes have rated the air-borne toxins from unhealthy to downright hazardous, forcing most people in the area to remain in their homes.
Coach Pete Carroll is watching the forecast carefully before deciding how to practice this week.
“I’m going to wait until Wednesday see what it is, because it can change pretty quickly,” Carroll said during his Monday press conference. “We are concerned about it, and I don’t know what that means as far as what the likelihood is of practicing outside. I don’t know, we’ve got to wait and see what the numbers are. We’re going to take care of our guys first, so whatever’s best, we’ll do that.”
Initial forecasts had predicted cleansing rains for Tuesday, however, there doesn’t seem to be much improvement in the air as of this post. The latest models are now pointing towards the end of the week for clearer air.
“We won’t practice outside just to practice outside,” Carroll continued. “If it’s better inside, we’ll do that. We did that on Friday last week to take advantage of a better setting here, and we’ll just see how it goes.”
The Seahawks have an off day Tuesday and will return to (an indoor or outdoor) practice Wednesday morning.
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