The Seahawks are getting one defensive boost back for Sunday, but the injury picture in Seattle is still pretty grim in the trenches.
Uchenna Nwosu, who sat out the last two games with an ankle injury, practiced in full on Friday and will carry no injury designation into the matchup with the Raiders. The edge rusher had opened the week with back-to-back limited sessions, so the full workload Friday was the final sign he was ready to go.
It’s a needed return for Seattle. Nwosu has had trouble staying available over the last two seasons, playing just six games in both 2023 and 2024, but when he’s on the field he’s been a real factor.
He put up 9.5 sacks in his first season with the Seahawks and added seven more last year. Through seven games in 2026, though, the former Charger has only one sack and two tackles for loss.
The help on defense stops there for the most part. Leonard Williams is still out after the stinger that forced him out of the game against the Chicago Bears and kept him sidelined in last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Brandon Pili, however, is set to rejoin the mix after working back from a back injury. He practiced in full Friday after opening the week with consecutive DNPs.
Seattle’s offensive line remains shorthanded. Charles Cross and Quenton Nelson are both out with ankle and knee injuries, respectively. Cross’s status is especially painful for the Seahawks after he was limited Thursday before dropping back to DNP on Friday.
There is at least one more weapon available for Drew Lock. Rashid Shaheed is back after a knee injury and practiced fully all week, giving the backup quarterback another target as Sam Darnold remains out.
Lock, meanwhile, was limited in practice all three days for the second straight week as he continues to deal with severe tendinitis along with the oblique injury he suffered in Week 9.
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