Seahawks WR DK Metcalf feels ‘fine,’ no lingering issue with knee

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirmed wide receiver DK Metcalf is feeling fine after banging his knee Week 2 against the Titans.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf pulled up limping during the team’s overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Coach Pete Carroll had initially said Metcalf had banged his knee. As of now, the wide receiver seems to be in the clear.

“I saw DK, he said he felt fine, that’s all I know so far,” Carroll told reporters Monday afternoon. “We don’t have him on the report at this point. He was trying really hard early. It happened in both games where he was really trying to set the tempo and try to find the competitive makeup of the game.”

After clearing up any health concerns, Carroll also touched on Metcalf’s emotional status during the game.

“He needed to calm down a little bit, he was trying too hard,” Carroll explained. “He was just really working hard, and sometimes it goes too far. He had the two holds on the perimeter screens and those were important plays to us. He was really mauling the guy. He was blocking and just went too far.”

Metcalf and the rest of the Seahawks return to practice Wednesday to ready themselves to face the Vikings Week 3.

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Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar still battling a knee injury

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar is still battling a knee injury and had to leave the team’s Week-9 contest against the Bills.

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar had himself a difficult outing Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills before he was finally pulled from the action and replaced by Linden Stephens.

“He had a tough day,” coach Pete Carroll said after the loss. “He was playing on a sore knee, and eventually we had to take him out. He just was hobbling. He tried to suck it up and keep going, but we needed to get him out.”

The Seahawks have been particularly thin at defensive back, with both cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hamstring/concussion) and safety Ugo Amadi (hamstring) inactive against the Bills.

“Under these circumstances, we needed (Dunbar) to play today,” Carroll continued. “We need to help him more. There was some stuff where he was by himself – we hung our guys out with things that we did, and it didn’t work out for us . . . Dunbar sucked it up today in a way you probably don’t recognize right now, because he looked like he was struggling; he was surviving a little bit more than we wanted to.”

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