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Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (quad, rib) won't play vs. the Raiders this weekend, but QB Drew Lock is expected to be available, HC Mike Macdonald said Monday. Lock suffered an oblique injury in the Week 9 win over the Cardinals but tests came back "good," Macdonald said. We'll keep an eye on Lock this week, who was already dealing with a right elbow issue coming into yesterday's game. He'll only be in play in 2-QB and superflex leagues this week, despite the plus matchup against Vegas. But his availability is good news for WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Last time we saw QB Drew Lock starting for the Seahawks came in Week 2 at Arizona. He went 19-of-26 passing for 235 yards and 3 TDs in that contest. The rematch turned out quite different. Lock completed 19 of his 28 throws in Sunday's win over the Cardinals -- a solid 67.9% -- but amassed just 175 yards and 1 TD. That's 6.3 yards per attempt vs. the 9.0 of Week 2. The big difference? Lock found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for an 82-yard TD early in the first meeting. His long play in the rematch consumed just 18 yards. Lock found TE AJ Barner from 7 yards out for his only score.

Seahawks QB Drew Lock suffered an oblique injury during Sunday's win over the Cardinals, HC Mike Macdonald said afterward. Macdonald added that he's not sure at this point if Lock and/or QB Sam Darnold (quad, rib) will be ready for next Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. If neither guy can go, Seattle would be down to QB Jalen Milroe, a 2025 third-rounder who's yet to attempt a regular-season pass. We'll keep you updated on this situation. The Seahawks at least get a Week 11 bye to get their QBs healthy.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (quad, rib) is in danger of missing next week's game vs. the Raiders, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. It's not a surprise after HC Mike Macdonald labeled Darnold "week to week" on Wednesday. Seattle gets a Week 11 bye, so sitting next week would give Darnold three weeks to heal up, ahead of a big Week 12 game vs. the 49ers. We'll keep tabs on Darnold's status this coming week, but consider QB Drew Lock the early favorite to start against the Raiders.

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald told the media that QB Sam Darnold will miss this week’s game against the Cardinals due to a quad injury. That leaves back-up Drew Lock in line to start, though his own elbow injury has relegated him to emergency third QB duty over the past weeks.

Darnold completed 20 of 28 pass attempts for 257 yards with both a TD and an INT while adding another 17 yards on the ground. He connected on four passes of at least 20 yards, including a 28-yard TD, all to his top WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Darnold finishes Week 7 ranked as the QB16 pending Monday Night Football.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold threw for just 168 yards on 13-of-22 passing in Sunday's win over the Chargers. He found RB Emanuel Wilson and WR Tory Horton for TDs while adding 1 INT (on a bad first-quarter sideline throw right after his team had picked off Justin Herbert).

Fantasy managers can be happy about Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's return Sunday from the glute injury that knocked him out in the first quarter of Week 1. Darnold went 31-of-45 passing in the loss at Washington for 379 yards and 4 TDs. That set personal highs in completions, attempts, and yards since his 2025 arrival in Seattle, and it's the third time Darnold has tossed 4 TDs for the Seahawks. But he also threw a pair of bad INTs. The first came in the third quarter, when Darnold threw too low over the middle and bounced his pass off the helmet of Washington DL Tim Settle and into the arms of LB Sonny Styles. Then Darnold hit fill-in LB Kain Medrano late in the fourth quarter with a short-range INT that became a 50-yard pick-6. (Darnold even reportedly said afterward that he saw Medrano before attempting the throw.) That put Washington up by 9 and led to basically a garbage-time ensuing Seahawks drive. Darnold padded his stats with 68 yards there, including a 7-yard TD to Cooper Kupp.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (glute) is off the final injury report and will start Sunday’s game vs. the Commanders. He practiced all week, including full workouts on Thursday and Friday. QB Drew Lock played well in relief, but Darnold’s return is still good news for WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the rest of Seattle’s offense.

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald said QB Sam Darnold (glute) is "on a good track" to play vs. the Commanders this weekend. Darnold was officially limited in practice on Wednesday and is expected to ramp up his work in the final two practices of the week. QB Drew Lock has played well in relief, but Darnold's return is still good news for WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the rest of Seattle's offense.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (glute) returned to a limited practice on Wednesday. Most reporting has had Week 4 as his most likely return date, but it looks like he at least has a chance to play vs. the Commanders on Sunday. We'll keep you updated on Darnold's progress over the next few days. QB Drew Lock has played well in relief, completing 73% of his passes at 8.8 yards per attempt with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold (glute) has been ruled out for Sunday's game vs. the Cardinals. The team has no plans to place him on IR, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, but the early rule out doesn't bode well for Darnold's chances of making it back for Week 3. QB Drew Lock gets the start this weekend. He'll likely prove to be a downgrade from Darnold but had no problem getting the ball to WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the opener. JSN remains a must-start in Week 2, but no other Seattle pass catchers should be in fantasy lineups.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is "looking at about a 4-week return to play" from his injury, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo said Tuesday. "Could potentially be a little bit sooner than that," Garafolo adds, who later said the timeline is "right in line with a couple of weeks." It was a loose report from Garafolo, but it was more pessimistic than the last report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Darnold would likely miss just a couple of games. He's dealing with a unique glute injury, so his timetable for return still seems uncertain. Expect QB Drew Lock to start Weeks 2 and 3. We'll see about Darnold's availability beyond that.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold has a glute injury, rather than the previously reported hip, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport confirms that Darnold will miss Week 2's meeting with the Cardinals and will "probably" miss a couple of games. Seattle plays at Washington in Week 3 before returning home to face the Chargers in Week 4. Week 5 is a big divisional home game vs. the 49ers. It sounds like Darnold should at least be back for that one, if not sooner.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold injured his hip at the end of his first drive in last night’s game against the New England Patriots, but HC Mike Macdonald said the team got “really, really good news” on the injury. Darnold is still expected to miss next week’s game against the Cardinals, though it sounds like he’ll be back sooner than expected.

The Seahawks believe QB Sam Darnold "dodged a bullet" with his hip injury, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Darnold is still expected to miss time, Schefter adds, but the docs are reviewing the MRI results to determine exactly how long he'll be out. We'll continue to keep you updated on Darnold's status, but it'll be QB Drew Lock at the controls for the foreseeable future.

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's hip is not broken, HC Mike Macdonald said after Wednesday night's win over the Patriots. "At this point, we are able to rule out a fracture," Macdonald said. "So there's some more tests to be done. ... We're still working through all that, but right now I think fracture is out, which is great news." A CT scan on Darnold's hip returned "encouraging but inconclusive" results, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. He's scheduled for an MRI on Thursday.