Tag: Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks WR DK Metcalf, TE Noah Fant ruled out vs. Rams
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is out against the visiting Los Angeles Rams Sunday.
Metcalf, who sustained a Grade 1 strain of the medial collateral ligament in his knee in the Seahawks’ 34-14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, will miss his second straight game.
Seattle coach Mike Macdonald told reporters Friday that there was no particular setback this week.
“He just needs more time,” Macdonald said. “It’s nothing he could have done differently, we just need more time for him, so that’s what’s best for him and the team.”
Macdonald did not commit to a set return date when asked whether Metcalf will be ready after the Seahawks’ Week 10 bye.
“With these things, we said week-to-week from the get go. I think that’s where we’re at at this point, so I think it’s fair to say we’re taking it week by week at this point. I think that’s a fair assessment.”
Metcalf, 26, leads Seattle in receiving yards (568) and receiving touchdowns (three) to go along with his 35 catches in seven games this season.
The Seahawks (4-4) will also face the NFC West rival Rams (3-4) without tight end Noah Fant, who injured his groin in practice Wednesday. Nose tackle Cameron Young will miss his third straight game with a knee injury.
Macdonald said Fant will miss “some time” and may not be ready out of the bye week, but the team does not think he will land on injured reserve.
Meanwhile, Young has played in just one game this season, when he logged three snaps in a Week 6 win against San Francisco. He spent the first five weeks on the physically unable to perform list with an undisclosed injury.
–Field Level Media
Report: Seahawks WR DK Metcalf has sprained MCL
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is week-to-week with a Grade 1 MCL sprain, ESPN reported Monday.
Metcalf departed Sunday’s 34-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury in the fourth quarter after catching four passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
He was seen briefly attempting to jog on the Seattle sideline but later was taken by cart to the locker room.
After the game, coach Mike Macdonald said Metcalf “banged his knee a little bit” and “it doesn’t look too bad.”
Metcalf, 26, has 35 receptions on 61 targets for 568 yards and three touchdowns in seven games (six starts) this year for the Seahawks (4-3).
The two-time Pro Bowl selection has 407 catches for 5,900 yards and 46 scores in 89 games (87 starts) since being drafted in the second round by Seattle in 2019 out of Mississippi.
–Field Level Media
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After Week 1 win, Patriots aim to remain focused vs. Seahawks
There’s no more time for celebration for New England Patriots first-year coach Jerod Mayo.
Mayo came away with a victory in his debut, but he is far from content as New England prepares to face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.
The Patriots (1-0) stunned the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, holding them to 13 first downs and 224 yards of total offense in a 16-10 win. Rhamondre Stevenson shined for New England, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries.
Although the Patriots made few mistakes against Cincinnati, Mayo believes there is plenty of room for improvement.
“From an individual perspective, the biggest jump you should see out of your players is from Year 1 to Year 2, or Week 1 to Week 2,” Mayo said. “I would say this week, not to look back at Cincinnati, but there are a lot of plays that we left out there. I think the players recognize that.
“Once you go to Week 2, we expect everyone to be better. … And I did let them know, ‘What got us the win in Week 1 won’t get us the win in Week 2 if we don’t continue to improve.’”
Taking things one step at a time is something that Seattle coach Mike Macdonald has also been emphasizing.
“It’s about each practice,” Macdonald said. “You can’t have a great Thursday if you don’t have a good Wednesday.”
Macdonald, also in his first season at the helm, coached the Seahawks (1-0) to a 26-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in Week 1. Like New England, Seattle leaned on its rushing attack, getting 103 yards and a TD on 20 carries from Kenneth Walker III. Quarterback Geno Smith also ran for a score.
Walker might struggle to get going against the Patriots, though, as New England allowed the third-fewest rushing yards in the league last week (70). That is of course if Walker plays, as the 23-year-old did not practice on Wednesday due to an oblique injury.
“Very well-coached, obviously, but they play tough, they have good players, they play hard,” Macdonald said of the Patriots. “All the fundamentals, just go right down the list — check, check, check. Play square, get off blocks, what it takes to play really good run defense. Numbers back it up, tape backs it up.
“So we got a great challenge ahead of us.”
With Sunday marking the home opener for New England, the Seahawks will also have to contend with a Patriots fan base that is starting to feel a renewed sense of optimism after sitting through a 4-13 season in 2023.
Still, Seattle enters the meeting with New England as the favorite.
“They don’t really talk about that,” Mayo said of his players discussing the Patriots’ underdog status. “This goes back to the whole motivation conversation. It’s about discipline.”
Guard Sidy Sow is dealing with an ankle injury and was the only player to miss New England’s practice on Wednesday. Running back Antonio Gibson (hip), safety Jabrill Peppers (hip), linebacker Joshua Uche (foot) and defensive end Deatrich Wise (shoulder) were among those limited.
Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu has already been ruled out for Sunday’s game due to a knee injury. Offensive tackle George Fant (knee) and linebacker Tyrel Dodson (shoulder) didn’t practice for Seattle on Wednesday.
Seven Seahawks were limited in practice, including receiver Tyler Lockett (thigh), tight end Noah Fant (toe) and cornerbacks Tre Brown (quadricep) and Riq Woolen (hamstring).
–Field Level Media
Tyler Lockett agrees to revised deal: ‘Seattle is home’
Receiver Tyler Lockett explained why he agreed to a revised two-year deal with the Seahawks: “Seattle is home.”
Lockett, 31, is heading into his 10th season with the franchise that drafted him in the third round in 2015.
His revised contract converted $4 million in salary to incentives and a signing bonus, shaving $8 million off his cap number for 2024, according to reports.
“Seattle is home,” Lockett said Wednesday, per the Seattle Times. “Obviously it’s a business and so you’ve got to kind of look and see what is good for them, you see what’s good for yourself, as well. And with everything that I had a chance to be able to do and become, it’s really cool that you hear that the staff wants you to be on the team, as well.
“… (I) try not to get too much into the contract because I’m still kind of in a blessed situation. So everybody kind of talks about the contract or talks about the money or says it’s a pay cut or whatever it is, but it’s enough for us to still be here. It’s enough for them to still want me.”
Lockett started all 17 games in 2023 and finished with 79 catches for 894 yards and five touchdowns, ending his streak of four straight 1,000-yard campaigns.
He enters 2024 ranked No. 2 in Seahawks history in career receptions (612), receiving yards (7,994) and touchdown catches (59), trailing Hall of Famer Steve Largent in all three categories.
–Field Level Media
Reports: Seahawks hiring Mike Macdonald as head coach
The Seattle Seahawks are hiring Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their head coach, ESPN and NFL Network reported Wednesday.
The Seahawks will go from having the oldest head coach in the NFL, with Pete Carroll at 72, to the youngest in the league with Macdonald, 36.
NFL Network reported Macdonald will receive a six-year deal.
Macdonald helped the Ravens earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC in 2023, with his defense finishing first in scoring defense (16.5 points per game) and sixth in the NFL in total defense (301.4 yards per game).
Baltimore’s season ended on Sunday with a 17-10 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
Macdonald has massive shoes to fill in Carroll, whose 14-year tenure ended after a 9-8 season in 2023. Carroll is the winningest coach in franchise history (137-89-1) and guided the Seahawks to their only championship in Super Bowl XLVIII.
Seattle finished 25th in scoring defense (23.6 points per game) and 30th in total defense (371.4 yards per game) while missing the playoffs in 2023.
Macdonald also interviewed this winter with the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Commanders.
He just completed his second season as the defensive coordinator for the Ravens. He held the same position at the University of Michigan in 2021 following seven seasons on the Ravens’ coaching staff (2014-20).
–Field Level Media