Field Gulls
While the main story regarding the Seattle Seahawks secondary is the possibility of a lineup change involving Josh Jobe and Riq Woolen, there’s another developing story to monitor ahead of Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
At Wednesday’s practice, starting corner Devon Witherspoon was listed as a DNP due to a knee injury. This was presumably following his collision with Coby Bryant on Josh Jobe’s fourth quarter interception of Brock Purdy in the Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Witherspoon did play the remainder of the game.
On the plus side, Uchenna Nwosu and Jake Bobo practiced in full after being limited all of last week and not playing against the 49ers. Mike Macdonald indicated that Nwosu has a chance to play this week, and if Bobo is practicing in full then he has cleared concussion protocol and should be on his way back on the field soon.
Meanwhile, safety Nick Emmanwori was an expected DNP after injuring his ankle in his NFL debut. He’ll potentially go on injured reserve by this week with a high-ankle sprain. Ernest Jones, Julian Love, Jarran Reed, and Dareke Young were the remaining limited participants, with only Young not playing the week prior.
As always, the Wednesday practice (or, at least, the first practice of the three) is usually the least important on the worry radar. We’ll obviously following ‘Spoon the closest heading into Thursday’s practice.
Here’s the full practice report for both teams:
Incidentally, Steelers safety DeShon Elliott is unlikely to play against the Seahawks with a knee injury, but Joey Porter Jr. is one to watch at the cornerback position.
