The Seattle Seahawks are again at follow forward of Sunday’s Week 2 highway sport towards the Arizona Cardinals. As anticipated, the Seahawks is not going to have Sam Darnold on the helm, marking his first missed sport since turning into Seattle’s beginning quarterback. Drew Lock will get his first Seahawks begin since his well-known comeback win towards the Philadelphia Eagles in December 2023, whereas Jalen Milroe will function the backup.
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Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald instructed reporters on Wednesday that they “don’t anticipate” inserting Darnold on injured reserve, which continues to observe the road from everybody (o) that that is y as a substitute of one thing that would presumably final till late October.
When requested if the Seahawks would add one other quarterback whereas Darnold is out, Macdonald indicated they’d roll with Lock and Milroe. In actual fact, Milroe will get some reps with the first-team as he performs the function of QB2 for the primary time in his younger NFL profession.
Fascinating: Coach Mike Macdonald says standard third QB Jalen Milroe will get some 1st-team reps behind Drew Lock, the s’ starter Sunday at Arizona for injured Sam Darnold.
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There’s not far more so as to add or say, at this level. The Seahawks will launch their first damage report later Wednesday afternoon, however we all know Darnold is not going to follow as he recovers from his glute damage. Seattle is prepping for its first division sport with its veteran backup quarterback, with Jalen Milroe getting extra expertise added to his plate via Sam’s absence.