Field Gulls
One of the bright spots of the Seattle Seahawks’ opening week loss to the San Francisco 49ers was Nick Emmanwori. The versatile rookie safety recorded the team’s first tackle for loss of the 2025 season.
It was the fifth play of the season. It was Emmanwori’s final defensive play.
Emmanwori exited the game with a limp and an unknown ankle injury, which Mike Macdonald initially thought might not be a high-ankle sprain.
That tune changed on Monday afternoon, with the worse diagnosis coming true. No decision has come yet as to whether he will miss a good portion (minimum four weeks) of the season, but it’s certainly a huge loss in potential opportunity for the promising second-rounder. After looking a bit lost early this summer, fans may have been surprised to see Emmanwori climb off the pile first after tackling Christian McCaffrey behind the line of scrimmage for a two-yard loss.
Hopefully he’s able to get back on the field this year, and continue to find his fit in the Macdonald defense.
Emmanwori was replaced by Ty Okada, who struggled and allowed a touchdown to George Kittle and only played six snaps. The team has Jerrick Reed II and D’Anthony Bell as other options on the practice squad should Emmanwori miss extended time.
