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The Seattle Seahawks lost their second-year outside linebacker Tyreke Smith this week when he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off their practice squad. The team has just announced that they’ve signed former Oregon State defensive end Hamilcar Rashed to take Smith’s place.
This morning's @Seahawks roster moves: https://t.co/2ZQzqH7gUB
— Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) December 15, 2023
Our practice squad tracker is updated (Dec. 15).
Our 53-man roster tracker is updated.
The Seattle Seahawks announced a couple of practice squad elevations on Saturday ahead of today’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Recently re-signed third-string quarterback Sean Mannion has been elevated as a contingency in case starter Geno Smith is unable to play. Smith is listed as questionable with elbow and groin injuries. The Seahawks also elevated linebacker Patrick O’Connell, who gives them some extra depth in case Jordyn Brooks is inactive – he is also listed as questionable.
Here’s the team’s updated 53-man roster by jersey number (Dec. 10).
On Saturday the Seahawks announced a few roster moves that will impact today’s road game against the Rams.
On Saturday the Seahawks announced a few roster moves that will impact today’s road game against the Rams.
Here’s a review of the weekend transactions.
Seahawks Week 8 injury report: 8 players did not practice
Another week, another lengthy injury report for the Seattle Seahawks. Wednesday practices have been rough this year, as several key players either did not practice or were limited.
On Wednesday, eight players did not practice, including the likes of Bobby Wagner, Tyler Lockett, and of course linebacker Uchenna Nwosu.
The good news is wide receiver DK Metcalf was a full participant, after missing the Week 7 game, as well as a pair of starting offensive linemen. Below is the full practice report:
Seahawks Week 7 injury report: offensive line still hurting
Injuries have been a considerable storyline for the Seattle Seahawks this season. Ever since Week 1, the Seahawks offensive line has been battered with them, and it hasn’t gotten better. Here we are in Week 7, and the men up front are still ailing to a degree.
On Wednesday’s practice, every single starting member of Seattle’s offensive line either did not practice or were limited. The patchwork line has held up remarkably well up to this point, but struggled against Cincinnati.
It is only Wednesday, but this isn’t an optimistic start to the week.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith spoke some endearing words about his offensive line after Sunday’s victory over the Lions.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith spoke some endearing words about his offensive line after Sunday’s victory over the Lions.
Smith was sacked just once on 67 total offensive plays despite Seattle having to deploy backups at both left and right tackle. Here’s what he shared about Stone Forsythe and Jake Curhan.
Geno Smith on LT Stone Forsythe and RT Jake Curhan stepping into the starting lineup today and holding up well in pass protection: “I think they … may have silenced some people.”
On the Seahawks’ win: “This is who we are.” pic.twitter.com/akvYcyOp3c
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) September 17, 2023
Smith’s “This is who we are” remark likely refers to the Seahawks’ ability to overcome blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. On a flawless nine-play overtime drive, Smith punched in on a six-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett to win the game.
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Here’s a review of the team’s options and depth at each position assuming Cross is out as well as Lucas.
It didn’t take long for the Seahawks offensive line to get shaken up. Right tackle Abe Lucas has been placed on injured reserve due to knee soreness, knocking him out until at least Week 7. Meanwhile, left tackle Charles Cross is day to day with turf toe and did not practice yesterday – an indication he’ll also be out on Sunday against the Lions.
Since the team learned that both Cross and Lucas are injured they have been very busy on this front. Seattle has signed two offensive linemen to their practice squad, bringing back Greg Eiland as well as signing 41-year old veteran Jason Peters. Yesterday, the Seahawks signed two more offensive linemen to their active roster, poaching offensive tackle Raiqwon O’Neal off the Buccaneers practive squad as well as tackle/guard combo McClendon Curtis off the Raiders practice squad.
Let’s break it all down and see if we can project who will wind up starting at each spot this week. Here’s a review of the team’s options and depth at each position – assuming Cross is out as well as Lucas.
Left tackle:
The next man up on the depth chart after Cross is Stone Forsythe, which doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence given his experience level. The former sixth-round draft pick has only one start under his belt and has only been on the field for a total of 149 offensive snaps in his career. If head coach Pete Carroll doesn’t like Forsythe’s chances against Lions second-year edge Aidan Hutchinson, he may roll with one of the new tackles he brought in this week.
The nine-time Pro Bowler Jason Peters is the most-logical option to start here given his extensive experience at left tackle (200+ pro starts). However, it sounds like Peters won’t be ready to go until next week. That makes Raiqwon O’Neal the next-best option on the blindside for Seattle against Detroit. He played two years at Rutgers then transferred to UCLA last season, where he started 13 games at left tackle.
Prediction: Our best guess is that Forsythe will begin the game starting. However, it won’t take much for Carroll to pull him in favor of O’Neal.
Right tackle:
On the other side we know for sure that Lucas is out, and this spot is the far more concerning one. While Forsythe somehow graded out well in pass protection according to PFF, Jake Curhan put in another poor grade, getting a 53.0 mark in pass blocking, the second lowest on the team. Curhan did well in run blocking (72.7) but that won’t help Geno Smith when Aidan Hutchinson lines up on that side and comes crashing into the backfield to pressure his throwing arm.
Next up on the depth chart is McLendon Curtis, one of several Senior Bowl darlings that Seattle was widely expected to pick on Day 3 of the draft. Curtis is one of the most highly-regarded undrafted rookie linemen in the league. While he doesn’t have Curhan’s experience, we’re willing to bet that his ceiling is higher.
Seattle also has Greg Eiland as a distant third option. He may be elevated from the practice squad this week for depth but it’s unlikely he will play significant snaps unless the other options both fail miserably or get injured.
Prediction: We’re going to go out on a limb here and pick Curtis to start over Curhan – who was the team’s worst offensive lineman last season and would be their weakest link up front if he does wind up starting.
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Abe Lucas for the win.
Watch these Seahawks players share who they think their celebrity lookalikes are. We’ll take rookie right tackle Abe Lucas for the win.
They look like who? 🤨
Celebrity look alike with the guys! pic.twitter.com/mvr4Cqd6i8
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 20, 2022
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With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven players who need a strong the performance most.
The Seahawks play their final preseason game of the year on Friday against the Cowboys. The last preseason contest is always about determining who makes the roster and who winds up starting.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven players who need a strong performance the most.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll provided a number of player injury updates ahead of the team’s preseason matchup against the Bears.
The Seattle Seahawks have a short week to prepare for Thursday’s preseason matchup against the Chicago Bears. Following Tuesday’s practice, coach Pete Carroll provided a number of player injury updates ahead of the contest.
Running back Ken Walker: “Ken has a little hernia thing that he’s working on, and we have to get through that,” Carroll said. “I don’t know what to tell you yet, but it’s something that we can attend to. We just have to make sure that he’s okay by the opener, that’s what we are shooting for.”
Wide receiver Dee Eskridge: “He’s really close, he’s doing more every day,” Carroll told reporters. “He was really out there in practice some today. He took some walkthrough reps. He had an MRI that really supported that he’s almost back. I don’t know what that means, but I need to see him run full speed and the trainers not worry about it. He’s not quite there yet, but again, this week, he’s not going to play in this game.”
Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin: “He’s doing well, I talked with Marquise today, and he’s doing well and feeling good about it,” Carroll explained.” Again, we’re looking for the opener, see if we can get him ready for it.”
Carroll also said that tackle Jake Curhan is dealing with back spasms.
In positive injury news, running back Rashaad Penny, linebacker Jordyn Brooks, cornerback Sidney Jones IV and wide receiver Freddie Swain all returned to the practice field.
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