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Arizona has become a drama-filled trip for the Seattle Seahawks.The latest
chapter came Sunday when Earl Thomas broke his leg in a 20-17 win.Seattle’s star
free safety fractured the tibia in his left leg in a collision with Arizona wide
receiver Chad Williams with nine minutes to play. It was nearly an identical
injury to the one Thomas sustained in 2016 when he collided with teammate Kam
Chancellor in a game against the Carolina Panthers.The stadium in Glendale,
Arizona, has turned into a house of horrible memories for the Seahawks, and the
Super Bowl loss to New England is just one of the miserable moments for
Seattle.Former running back Marshawn Lynch extended a middle finger to the
Seahawks sideline in Arizona in 2013 to express his displeasure with offensive
coordinator Darrell Bevell’s play-calling. There was the unsightly 6-6 tie
during the 2016 season. And there was Malcolm Butler’s interception of Russell
Wilson at the goal line to deny Seattle a second-straight Lombardi Trophy.In
addition to Thomas’ injury, Chancellor and Richard Sherman each saw his tenure
with the Seahawks end because of injuries sustained in a game in Arizona last
November. Chancellor sustained a neck injury that has kept him from continuing
his career while Sherman tore his Achilles tendon and was released this
offseason.Now there is the image of Thomas leaving the field on a cart with a
middle finger extended toward his sideline in what could end up being his final
game with the Seahawks.The Legion of Boom all went bust in the desert.“I don’t
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it’s happened like that.”The loss of Thomas throws second-year safety Tedric
Thompson into the spotlight. Thompson was the starter through most of the
preseason when Thomas was holding out and has seen plenty of playing time in the
first month as Seattle has used a mix of defenses featuring three
safeties.“We’re excited about Tedric’s play and he’s been playing quite a bit in
the dime group that we’ve been playing, so he’s been on the field a lot, so it’s
nothing new for him to get out there,” Carroll said.But Thompson isn’t Thomas —
at least not yet — and his likely first start is set to come against the most
potent offense in the NFL when the Los Angeles Rams visit on Sunday.“I don’t see
it replacing Earl Thomas,” Carroll said. “He’s a great football player and has
demonstrated that for a long period of time and had probably — what we both
acknowledged — his best start of any season he could recall. It’s next guy up.
This is not Earl coming back. This is Tedric playing the game. He is going the
best he can in the way he plays.” RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Outside of middle
linebacker Bobby
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valuable this season than safety Bradley McDougald.And just in time for a visit
from the leading passer in the NFL, the Seahawks aren't sure if McDougald will
be able to play Sunday against Kansas City.McDougald's knee injury is one of
several that could change Seattle's lineup for a Week 16 matchup where a victory
and some help from others could clinch an NFC wild-card berth for the Seahawks.
McDougald has been dealing with a patellar tendon injury that flared up during
the first half last week against San Francisco and forced him to become a
spectator for the vast majority of the loss to the 49ers. Seattle coach Pete
Carroll said McDougald is away from the team for a few days getting additional
treatment on his knee and is expected back by the end of the week.But when asked
if he thought McDougald would be able to play against Patrick Mahomes and the
NFL's top passing offense, Carroll could only say, "possibly." If McDougald
can't play against the Chiefs it would be second-year safety Delano Hill
stepping in. Hill played 52 snaps last week against San Francisco.Seattle is
equally unsettled at right guard and potentially with its depth in the
backfield.The Seahawks placed guard Jordan Simmons on injured reserve Tuesday
due to a knee injury suffered in the loss to San Francisco and it's uncertain
whether D.J. Fluker's injured hamstring will be healthy enough for him to return
this week.The injuries have left Seattle possibly needing a major shuffle on an
offensive line that has helped create the top rushing offense in the NFL.Ethan
Pocic struggled last week when he stepped in for Simmons. Seattle has used
George Fant as an extra offensive lineman for significant snaps throughout the
season and his ability to play tackle could allow some shuffling among the
starters in the short-term until Fluker can return."Let's wait and see on that
one. We'll wait and see how this goes," Carroll said. "Jordan, he needs likely
to get some work done on his knee to get him back so he's out. There are some
decisions that we're making. Let's see how the week goes."Seattle signed running
back Bo Scarbrough off the Jacksonville practice squad to take Simmons' roster
spot and that's partly due to depth concerns at running back. Seattle played
last week without rookie first-round pick Rashaad Penny due to a knee injury and
Carroll said there was enough wear on starter Chris Carson and backup Mike Davis
that they needed the extra depth in case Penny isn't back this week."It's
uncertain if he can get back. We don't know
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try and make it back and Friday is the day he can try to go for it and show that
he can run and go for it."Amid all the injury news, the Seahawks believe veteran
linebacker K.J. Wright will be back after missing the past five games. Wright
hasn't played since Week 10 after aggravating a knee problem that first popped
up in the preseason and required surgery.Wright said when he returned in Week 8
against Detroit that he took on too much and that eventually led to a setback.
When he returns this time, he said he's going to be smarter about his play count
and ramp up toward being ready for a full load when the postseason arrives —
assuming Seattle gets there."We're going to be smarter this time. We've got a
good game plan going," Wright said. "Ease it in these last two games, make the
playoffs and kick it off from there."
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