The Seattle Seahawks head into Week 2 still sorting through injuries, and the secondary remains one of the biggest questions hanging over Sunday’s matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle has not yet given an official final word on Nick Emmanwori, but the signs point one way. The team is elevating safety Rodney Thomas II from the practice squad to the game-day roster, just as it did in Week 1.
Gregg Bell noted that this is an indication Emmanwori will not play against Arizona. Bell also reported that Ty Okada is officially out, which leaves Thomas in position for another significant workload alongside Julian Love.
That leaves the Seahawks thin again at safety after a Week 1 opener that already featured plenty of damage. Emmanwori was still coming back from ankle surgery and sat out the 13-10 win over the New England Patriots, while Okada missed that game with a hamstring injury. Seattle also lost Sam Darnold on the opening drive when he suffered a glute injury.
Darnold will miss the first road game of the season as well, so Drew Lock is set to start against Arizona.
The injury list does not stop there. On Saturday, Seattle downgraded starting right guard Anthony Bradford to OUT. Bradford, who started all 17 games in 2025 and all three playoff games, will miss Sunday’s contest because of knee and hip injuries.
Christian Haynes is the next man up. The 2024 third-round pick from Connecticut has appeared in 25 career games, but this will be his first start.
Seattle drafted him with the expectation that he could grow into a meaningful role, yet he has not been able to crack the lineup. With Bradford unavailable, Haynes now gets a real chance to show he can handle it.
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