Pete Carroll optimistic Jadeveon Clowney will play next Monday night

Following a hip procedure in Philadelphia, the Seahawks are hopeful defensive end Jadeveon Clowney can play Week 13 against Minnesota.

The Seattle Seahawks were without one of the key members of their defense Sunday against the Eagles as defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was inactive and watched from the sidelines.

Clowney has been battling a sore hip and underwent a procedure with a specialist in Philadelphia ahead of the Seahawks matchup.

Coach Pete Carroll is hoping Clowney will be available next week when Seattle squares off against the Vikings for “Monday Night Football.”

“I would think, I – I’m optimistically, I think so,” Carroll said after the win. “Yeah. He had some stuff that he had to go through here and it just set him back a little bit because of the treatments, they were going to set him back a couple days. And it could have and it did.

“So he should likely be coming out of that and we’re hopeful he’ll be better off by the week next week.”

With Clowney out, Ziggy Ansah stepped up big time for the Seahawks, logging four tackles, 1.5 sacks, two quarterback hits, two tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble.

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Saints inactive report: Marshon Lattimore officially out vs. Panthers

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers released their official inactive lists before their Week 12 kickoff, with Marshon Lattimore out

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers are both dealing with injuries across the board, and it forced them to rule out some key players for Sunday’s game from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. New Orleans will be without multiple starters including left guard Andrus Peat (broken arm), returns specialist Deonte Harris (hamstring), fullback Zach Line (knee), and now, cornerback Marshon Lattimore (hamstring).

Friday’s official Saints injury report listed Lattimore as questionable to play, but the team decided to rest him another week after testing his hamstring in pregame warmups. With another game in just four days against wide receiver Julio Jones and the Atlanta Falcons, it makes sense to let Lattimore’s body fully recover before giving him the green light.

NFL rules stipulate that just 46 of the 53 players on the roster may be active on game days. Here’s which players will be joining their injured teammates on the sidelines for Week 12:

From the Saints

OL Andrus Peat
CB Marshon Lattimore
WR Deonte Harris
FB Zach Line
OL Ethan Greenidge
TE Dan Arnold
DE Carl Granderson

From the Panthers

CB Ross Cockrell
CB Corn Elder
DE Wes Horton
RB Mike Davis
DE Marquis Haynes
LB Jordan Kunaszyk
WR Brandon Zylstra

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Reports: Marshon Lattimore not expected to play vs. Panthers

The New Orleans Saints will be without starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore in their Week 12 game with the Carolina Panthers, per reports.

The New Orleans Saints injury report listed star cornerback Marshon Lattimore as questionable to play in Sunday’s game with the Carolina Panthers, but NFL Network reports now suggest Lattimore will be sidelined another week while managing a hamstring injury.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported early Sunday morning that Lattimore was not expected to play against the Panthers, but he could return on the following Thursday for the Thanksgiving headliner with the Atlanta Falcons. Tiffany Blackmon, also reporting from NFL Network, was assigned to cover the Saints-Panthers game from the sidelines and later added that Lattimore will not suit up.

While the Saints probably wanted to get a look how Lattimore’s hamstring responds during pregame warmups, it makes sense to let him rest until Thursday’s kickoff. Starting nickel corner P.J. Williams held his own while filling in for Lattimore a week ago against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he should have another opportunity to put up good game film against Carolina’s lackluster receiving corps.

With Williams on one side, Eli Apple on the other, and rookie C.J. Gardner-Johnson in the slot, the Saints are enjoying rare depth in the secondary. They’ll have tough decisions to make in the spring when Williams, Apple, and starting strong safety Vonn Bell each test unrestricted free agency.

We’ll know for sure whether Lattimore is playing today when the Saints release their inactive report later Sunday morning. So keep an eye out for official confirmation from the team.

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New Orleans Saints inactive report for Week 11 at Buccaneers

The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers reported their inactive players for Week 11, including Deonte Harris and Marshon Lattimore.

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The New Orleans Saints are going to be without multiple key players during their game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with starters like Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) and Andrus Peat (broken arm) preemptively ruled out for Sunday on the final injury report. Rookie returns specialist Deonte Harris (also managing a hamstring issue) joined them. This could be the first look fans have at free agent guard Nick Easton, who signed a four-year, $22.5 million contract in the offseason but has only played a handful of special teams snaps this year behind Peat and backup Will Clapp.

However, the Buccaneers are also banged up. They cut their leader in snaps played at cornerback (Vernon Hargreaves III) earlier this week, and they’ll also have to sit their third corner, M.J. Stewart, who is battling a knee injury. The cornerback ranked second on the depth chart behind Hargreaves, Carlton Davis, was listed as questionable to play but Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said will suit up. Tampa Bay is also without two outside linebackers in Anthony Nelson and Carl Nassib.

Here’s the full list of players who are inactive for this game:

From the Saints

CB Marshon Lattimore
OL Andrus Peat
WR Deonte Harris
DE Carl Granderson
OL Ethan Greenidge
TE Dan Arnold
WR Austin Carr

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From the Buccaneers

CB M.J. Stewart
LB Anthony Nelson
LB Carl Nassib
CB Mazzi Wilkins
OL Aaron Stinnie
OL Jerald Hawkins
TE Jordan Leggett

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