The Seahawks were without DK Metcalf on Sunday for just the second time in his six-year career, the result of a knee injury sustained in Seattle’s Week 7 win in Atlanta.
The hope, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said, is that Metcalf’s absence will be brief, with the Pro Bowl receiver trending towards a return for Seattle’s Week 9 game against the Rams.
“Looking optimistic,” Macdonald said. “He hasn’t practiced yet, so let’s let him practice and see how he feels before we start making judgements on the week, but we’re optimistic for this week.”
In other injury news, the Seahawks don’t yet know if George Fant, who returned to practice last week, will be game ready or not, but the plan as of now is to get ready for rookie Mike Jerrell to make his third straight start at right tackle.
“We’re still figuring out George’s situation, but right now the plan is Mike Jerrell, then we’ll see where George ends up at the end of the week,” Macdonald said.
While there wasn’t a ton to like about Seattle’s play in a 31-10 loss to the Bills, Macdonald did note that Jerrell’s performance was one of the few bright spots.
“It’s tough coming off the game being really super excited about anybody, but if you’re looking for positives, I think Mike’s playing really hard for us right now,” he said. “He missed a couple of plays, as with the rest of the offense, but the guy’s playing really hard. I thought he played a sound football game.”
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