Overview
- Nick Emmanwori was a limited participant and appeared in pads at Sunday practice as he works back from July arthroscopic ankle surgery, but the Seahawks have not announced his game status for Wednesday’s opener.
- Starting safety Ty Okada did not practice on Sunday with what reporters say is a hamstring issue, creating a new availability question at a position where Seattle has narrow depth.
- Seattle carries only three safeties on its 53-man roster—Okada, Julian Love and Emmanwori—and rookie Bud Clark is out for the season after breaking his ankle in the preseason.
- The team added veteran D'Anthony Bell to the practice squad on Sept. 5 and is weighing options such as elevating practice-squad safeties, using a fifth defensive back, moving Devon Witherspoon to nickel, or deploying three off-ball linebackers.
- Coaches must make final game-status calls before Wednesday and Emmanwori’s appearance in pads should be seen as a rehab milestone not a guarantee to play, with any absence likely to reshape Seattle’s defensive matchups and play-calling.