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Pete Carroll on how Seahawks are dealing with Russell Wilson’s absence (0: 58)
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll tells reporters how the team is reacting to star QB Russell Wilson being placed on injured reserve. (0: 58)
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Brady HendersonESPN
The Seattle Seahawks have confidence placed Russell Wilson and Chris Carson on injured reserve, that procedure the 2 avid gamers will miss no lower than three games.
Wilson injured his magnificent center finger Oct. 7 in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams and underwent surgical operation final Friday. The earliest he might perhaps also return is in Week 10 at the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
Sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler final week that Wilson is anticipated to be out four to eight weeks.
Wilson’s jog of 149 consecutive standard-season begins will live. In accordance to ESPN Stats & Records learn, it was as soon as the sixth-longest jog in NFL history amongst quarterbacks.
Geno Smith will effect his first commence at quarterback since 2017 on Sunday in opposition to the Steelers. After Pittsburgh, the Seahawks host the Saints and Jaguars, then have confidence their bye in Week 9.
Wilson was as soon as eligible to coach this week forward of the IR switch. The Seahawks listed him as a nonparticipant Wednesday and a exiguous participant Thursday.
Carson has been dealing with a neck scenario that flared wait on up the week of the Rams game.
Coach Pete Carroll had supplied some optimism Monday, announcing Carson made a “enormous flip” in the magnificent route over the weekend. He reiterated Friday that Carson felt lots greater before every little thing of the week but acknowledged he didn’t effect ample development since then, which is why he didn’t suppose and in the end was as soon as placed on IR.
“It be greater for us to internet him wait on and be positive that we kind no longer bustle it wait on, and so we’re going to magnificent prefer this time. It is a soft thing,” Carroll acknowledged. “He’s obtained something occurring in his neck, so we’ve obtained to be positive that we enact it in fact effectively, so we’re going to prefer care of him. This magnificent looks fancy the magnificent resolution.”
Alex Collins started at working wait on in opposition to the Rams and totaled 72 yards on 17 touches. Seattle additionally has DeeJay Dallas and Travis Homer as change-of-skedaddle tailbacks.
Carroll acknowledged working wait on Rashaad Penny might perhaps be enthralling to play, barring any setbacks, when he’s eligible to arrive off IR subsequent week.
“He’s in fact hungry to play and help us,” Carroll acknowledged.
The Seahawks additionally dominated out backup handle Cedric Ogbuehi (chest/biceps). No hundreds of avid gamers have confidence game designations, indicating that everyone but Wilson, Carson and Ogbuehi is regarded as healthy ample to play.
Cornerback Tre Brown and center Ethan Pocic had been activated off IR. Every had been dealing with knee injuries.
