Kalyn Kahler, pool reporter for the Pro Football Writers of America, reported that Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori suffered an ankle injury during the Seahawks’ padded Wednesday practice.
UNFORTUNATE INJURY
According to Kahler, Emmanwori injured the ankle while defending a pass late in practice. “He walked off the field on his own shortly before 4 p.m. Several players and coaches went over to comfort him before he left. “ Emmanwori had an MRI after the practice, and head coach Mike Macdonald was uncertain about his rookie safety’s availability.
“He had an ankle today, we brought him in to look at it, and we’ll kind of go from here and figure out what the next steps are,” Macdonald said.
UNKNOWN AVAILABILITY
Macdonald will have his last media briefing on Thursday morning. There is very little chance Macdonald will have a definitive determination on Emmanwori’s availability. Emmanwori was among the five Seahawks players who were listed as limited during Wednesday’s practice session. Left tackle Charles Cross (foot), left tackle Josh Jones (ankle, knee), quarterback Sam Darnold (oblique), fullback Robbie Ouzts (neck), and safety Emmanwori (ankle).
DARNOLD IS ON SCHEDULE
Despite his limited practice designation, Darnold is on schedule to start Sunday games as he has started all of the Seahawks playoff games despite an oblique muscle strain he suffered on Jan 15th
“Sam’s right on schedule,” Macdonald said. “So we’ve had this plan here over the last X amount of weeks, and it varies every day. And today he had a great day, so we’re right on schedule.”
The Seahawks’ next practice will be Thursday at 2:15 at the San Jose State football field.
INJURY WILL HAVE SOME AFFECT THE INSTALL
The severity of Emmanwori’s injury will affect the Seahawks’ defensive scheme. The fact that it happened a few days before the big game is the small silver lining. “ We’re going to be evolving. We didn’t put the whole thing in last week,” said Macdonald. “ We’re just gonna keep building it, stay on cadence this week, and do what we need to do to feel like we get to a sweet spot by the end of the week.”
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