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Seahawks WR Tory Horton will be out "for a period of time," HC Mike Macdonald said Friday. He wouldn't give any other details about Horton's injury or when he might be back.

Seahawks WR Tory Horton avoided the PUP list to open training camp after a cracked tibia cost him the final nine regular-season games and the playoffs. Horton told ESPN’s Brady Henderson that he first felt the injury in Week 3, and it only worsened from there. He underwent surgery in February to have a rod implanted in his leg but is a full go for the start of training camp.

The Seahawks have agreed to a three-year deal with WR Rashid Shaheed. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that it'll pay $51 million in total, with $34.7 million of that guaranteed. Seattle traded fourth- and fifth-round picks to the Saints for Shaheed ahead of last season's trade deadline.

New Seahawks OC Brian Fleury was asked about his offense on Wednesday and said it'll look “very similar to the one that just won the Super Bowl.” Fleury worked with former Seahawks OC and new Raiders HC Klint Kubiak for one year in San Francisco under HC Kyle Shanahan. "Both of us were more influenced by Kyle than anything else," Fleury said of his relationship with Kubiak. "Klint's a good friend and a great football coach. Right away we bonded over similar views of football. How we see the game, what we think is important."

The forecast for tonight's Rams-Seahawks game calls for a 40-50% chance of rain with winds around 20 mph and gusts up over 30. The rain shouldn't be impactful, but the wind will be. Per Rotogrinders' Kevin Roth, we could see gusts of 30-40 mph in the first half, tapering off to around 30 mph in the second. We'd shy away from using either kicker in this game. We're not adjusting projections for the offenses but could certainly see both teams lean a bit more toward the run. This was already a tough spot for QB Matt Stafford, on the road against a tough defense and without WR Davante Adams.

Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed tallied 5 receptions for 74 yards on seven targets in Sunday's win over the Colts. All three numbers marked personal bests since he arrived in Seattle ahead of the Week 10 win over Arizona. Shaheed matched WR Cooper Kupp in targets and catches against Indy and beat him in yards. Both guys trailed WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba's lead in each category.

Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba entered Week 13 with 79+ yards in each game this season. But he caught only 2 of 4 targets for 23 yards in Sunday's blowout win over Minnesota.

Seahawks WR Tory Horton (shin) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed will again operate the Seattle’s top three WRs.

Seahawks WR Tory Horton (groin, shin) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Rams. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed will be the clear top three WRs for Seattle in this one.

Sunday gave us a tough first game from which to judge the playing-time split among Seattle's top three WRs. Rashid Shaheed assumed the No. 3 role in his first game with the team, just five days after arriving in trade. But he played just five fewer snaps than Jaxon Smith-Njigba and ran just three fewer routes. Cooper Kupp -- in his return from missing Week 9 with injury -- led the trio in snaps. Total pass routes went:

• JSN -- 11
• Kupp -- 9
• Shaheed -- 8

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) is active for today’s game vs. the Cardinals. He was a full-go in Friday’s practice. Kupp isn’t a viable Week 10 fantasy starter, but we’ll be keeping a close eye on how snaps and routes are divvied up between him and WR Rashid Shaheed. WR Tory Horton (groin, shin) is inactive, as expected.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring) is expected to play vs. the Cardinals this afternoon. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is a little less sure. Kupp "has a better shot of playing this week than last week," Rapoport writes. "It's still up in the air, but he's got a chance." Kupp was a full participant in Friday's practice, so we'd be a little surprised if he didn't play. He'd come with elevated risk in fantasy lineups, though, and wasn't even putting up good numbers when healthy. But Kupp's availability could put a cap on WR Rashid Shaheed's snaps in his Seattle debut. We'll be keeping a close eye on the WR usage here.

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Cardinals. He was a full participant in Friday’s practice, so we’re expecting him to play. WR Tory Horton, meanwhile, is listed as doubtful after missing practice on Thursday and Friday with a shin injury. That’ll leave Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kupp, and the newly acquired Rashid Shaheed as Seattle’s top three WRs against Arizona.

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (hamstring, heel) did not practice on Wednesday. He's droppable from fantasy rosters after Seattle added WR Rashid Shaheed at the trade deadline, but we are still expecting a healthy Kupp to play plenty of snaps for his blocking prowess. His absence vs. the Cardinals this weekend would leave Shaheed and Tory Horton as the clear No. 2 and 3 WRs behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp (heel, hamstring) is inactive for tonight’s game vs. the Commanders. He could miss multiple games after hurting his hamstring in Thursday’s practice. WR Tory Horton and TEs A.J. Barner and Elijah Arroyo are candidates for more targets tonight, but all three still qualify as fliers in fantasy lineups.