The Seattle Seahawks’ second injury report for Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders brought a few notable shifts Thursday afternoon, but most of the list stayed unchanged from the day before.
The biggest update was up front, where tackle Charles Cross returned to limited work after sitting out Wednesday with an ankle injury. Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba also moved from rest to full participation after being held out of the week’s first practice. Tight end AJ Barner was removed from the report entirely after practicing in full Wednesday with a finger injury.
Outside of those three updates, the rest of the report remained steady. The Seahawks listed 12 other players with the same designations they carried on Wednesday.
Among the players who were full participants, Rashid Shaheed was listed with a knee issue, while Smith-Njigba was marked as not injury related - resting player.
The limited group included guard Anthony Bradford with a knee injury, Cross with an ankle injury, linebacker Derick Hall with a back issue, quarterback Drew Lock with right elbow and oblique injuries, linebacker Uchenna Nwosu with an ankle injury, linebacker Patrick O’Connell with a toe injury, and linebacker Connor O’Toole with a foot injury.
The players who did not participate were quarterback Sam Darnold, who is dealing with ribs and quadricep injuries, guard Quenton Nelson with a knee injury, defensive tackle Brandon Pili with a back injury, defensive tackle Jarran Reed for not injury related - personal matter, and defensive tackle Leonard Williams with a stinger.
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