Tory Horton Cleared to Practice as Seahawks Manage Return From Shin Surgery

The team will ramp up his on-field exposure slowly to protect a surgically repaired tibia that now contains two rods.

Overview

Horton said he first felt shin pain around Week 3 of the 2025 season and kept playing until a cracked tibia was diagnosed around Week 9.
He underwent surgery in February to insert a metal rod in the shin, adding to a prior rod from a 2024 college leg injury so the same leg now contains two rods.
Late in July Horton returned to full participation at Seahawks training camp and made a standout catch from Sam Darnold in padded practice sessions.
Coach Mike Macdonald and offensive coordinator Brian Fleury say they are intentionally managing Horton’s workload with a gradual ramp-up rather than an immediate full return to game snaps.
Horton’s early-career production and special-teams value give him a path to play time, but his prior injuries mean the team will closely monitor his durability and limit early-season risk.