Field Gulls
The Seattle Seahawks have four players unlikely to play in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, all of whom are significant contributors.
Safety Julian Love is likely out with a hamstring injury, which could mean Ty Okada getting the call to be starting safety alongside Coby Bryant. That is arguably the biggest blow possible to Seattle’s secondary.
As if Love’s absence wasn’t enough, it looks as if rookie safety Nick Emmanwori will miss his second straight game with an ankle sprain. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon is expected to be out again after hurting his knee against the San Francisco 49ers. Lastly, running back Zach Charbonnet’s toe injury will make it doubtful for him to play. It’d be just the second missed game of Charbonnet’s Seahawks career. George Holani, who had what was more or less the game-changing touchdown on special teams against the Pittsburgh Steelers, could assume some of Charbonnet’s carries while Kenneth Walker III operates as the primary back.
Having already previously stated that Emmanwori is not expected to go on injured reserve, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald says the same applies to Love, Witherspoon, and Charbonnet.
The Seahawks do have a Thursday night road game against the Arizona Cardinals after facing the Saints, but keep in mind that practices for Sunday-Thursday short weeks are pretty much walkthroughs, so it may not necessarily be the case that any of the four doubtful players for the Saints game will be held for the Cardinals game. Perhaps it’s more realistic to look at availability for Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to start October.
Everyone else on the injury report, including Ernest Jones IV, Josh Jobe, Tory Horton, Derick Hall, and Abe Lucas are all set to go on Sunday.
