Wednesday’s injury report for Sunday’s game between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks was delayed until late afternoon because of a bomb cyclone that struck the western Washington area Tuesday night.
Resulting winds between 50 and 75 mph resulted in two deaths and power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people, including the Seahawks’ training facility in Renton.
On Wednesday, the first day of preparation for Sunday’s game, the team did its best using generators as the usual schedule was adjusted. Normally separate position meetings were conducted in one room and practice did occur outside as the winds lessened. There was no hot water available.
Head coach Mike Macdonald said, “We pushed some things back. There are some things we don’t have in the building, but we’re just fine.”
Wide receiver DK Metcalf told reporters, “It’s all about the way you look at it. I don’t think it has impacted us as much. We still got to come in. We still got to install. The Cardinals aren’t making any excuses, so we can’t make an excuse for ourselves. We still got our install in and we still were able to walk-through and now go out there to practice.”
NFL Media reported Thursday morning that today’s practice would be at the facility, but Friday’s might take place at Lumen Field, the team’s home stadium.
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