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Seattle rule Darnold out of Raiders game

Sam Darnold will miss the Seattle Seahawks’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders in the United States’ professional American football league. Drew Lock is expected to play while managing injuries of his own. Seattle will also be without offensive lineman Quenton Nelson after a minor knee procedure, with further injury decisions still uncertain.

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Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald tells reporters that Sam Darnold will miss the Raiders game.

Darnold will miss the Raiders game

Sam Darnold will miss the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders in the National Football League, the United States’ professional American football competition. Coach Mike Macdonald confirmed the quarterback’s absence on 9 November. Darnold has quadricep and rib injuries and needs more recovery time, although Macdonald said he was progressing. Drew Lock is expected to play again after taking over in the previous game against Arizona.[1], [2]

Seattle has no game in Week 11, and Macdonald left open the possibility of Darnold returning after that break. Offensive lineman Quenton Nelson will also miss the Raiders fixture after undergoing a minor knee procedure on Monday. Nelson joined Seattle in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts, another US club. His condition is being assessed week by week, and the Seahawks do not plan to place him on injured reserve. Macdonald pointed to that decision when discussing the expected timetable.[1]

Lock’s practice workload will be adjusted

Lock is also managing injuries. He entered the preceding game with an elbow problem and hurt his oblique during the contest. Macdonald said he would not perform every practice repetition or make every throw. The staff will adjust the work according to his daily condition and the total workload they want him to complete during the week. In some drills Lock will participate without throwing, while fellow quarterback Jalen Milroe handles the full workload.[1]

Further injury decisions remain open

Defensive lineman Leonard Williams has a stinger, a neck-and-shoulder nerve problem, without a fixed return date. Macdonald said the severity of such injuries varies and recovery does not follow a straightforward path. Charles Cross, Uchenna Nwosu and Rashid Shaheed also have uncertain availability. The coach said those players needed to make progress. Seattle played its preceding game against Arizona without several members of that group, and the staff is still assessing the available players for the Raiders meeting.[1]

References

  1. News sourceSeattle SeahawksDarnold and Nelson ruled out of Seattle’s Raiders game↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceFOX 13 SeattleDarnold and Nelson ruled out of Seattle’s Raiders game↩

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