The Seahawks’ preseason trip to Tennessee came with a cost that went well beyond the 19-16 loss.
Seattle left Sunday night dealing with injuries to rookie safety Bud Clark and backup offensive lineman Mason Richman, adding two more blows to a week that already included Jake Bobo’s season-ending knee injury in Friday’s joint practice. Head coach Mike Macdonald said Clark is expected to be sidelined “multiple months,” while Richman suffered what Macdonald described as an apparent “long-term injury.” The Seahawks also placed fullback Robbie Ouzts on season-ending injured reserve earlier this month.
“We’ve had three heartbreakers this week, which is tough,” Macdonald said.
On the field, Drew Lock delivered the cleanest quarterback performance of the night. After an uneven preseason opener, he settled in and handled the entire first half, finishing 12 of 14 for 103 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.
His best moment came right away, when he took advantage of Tennessee’s busted coverage and found Elijah Arroyo wide open up the seam for a 36-yard score. Lock also helped extend another touchdown march with a 9-yard scramble through contact on a moving-the-chains play.
Jalen Milroe, meanwhile, had the kind of night that sticks with a young quarterback. He completed just 6 of 11 passes for 52 yards and threw two interceptions, while also taking two sacks.
One of those sacks came on a fourth-and-3 attempt near midfield as he tried to buy more time. His first pick came on a throw over the middle intended for Montorie Foster Jr. that linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. cut off.
The second came late, when Milroe rolled out and forced an off-target pass that Derrick Canteen intercepted. Milroe did flash his athleticism with a 16-yard scramble, but the turnovers defined his outing.
Seattle’s biggest offensive spark came from Jacardia Wright. The second-year running back ripped off a 69-yard touchdown on the Seahawks’ second drive, cutting through the middle for the night’s most explosive play.
He finished with 81 yards on eight carries. Wright missed most of last season with a foot injury and has been limited for much of camp, but with Zach Charbonnet and Emanuel Wilson still in the mix for possible PUP starts, he may have a real path to the initial 53-man roster.
If both of those backs begin the year on the physically unable to perform list, Wright could be in line as the RB3 behind Jadarian Price and George Holani.
Defensively, Connor O’Toole gave Seattle a much-needed jolt off the edge. The second-year pass rusher posted 1.5 sacks and a tackle for loss, stacking up multiple impact plays.
He sacked Mitch Trubisky in the second quarter, then later shared a half-sack with Jamie Sheriff when the two combined to collapse the pocket around Will Levis. O’Toole also tracked down Levis on a read-option keeper for a third-down tackle for loss.
It was the kind of outing that should help his case as roster decisions get tighter.
The receiver battle behind the top names didn’t produce much clarity. With Bobo out, the Seahawks’ fifth wideout job is open, but the candidates didn’t make a loud case.
Cody White, who appears to be the frontrunner, muffed a punt and finished with one catch for 8 yards. Montorie Foster Jr. caught a 24-yard pass and nearly hauled in a 27-yard touchdown on a throw from Lock, but he also drew a false start after lining up offside the week before.
Ricky White III had two grabs for 22 yards and lost a 30-yard catch-and-run to offensive pass interference. Emmanuel Henderson Jr., a rookie sixth-round pick, added one catch for 7 yards.
There was also a special teams moment worth noting, with Henderson, Foster and Cody White combining to bring down Courtney Jackson in punt coverage.
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