Seattle’s wide receiver depth chart took a hit Friday in Nashville when Jake Bobo was carted off during the Seahawks’ joint practice with the Tennessee Titans after suffering a knee injury, according to multiple reporters on site.
After practice, head coach Mike Macdonald made it clear the early signs are troubling.
“Our heart goes out to Jake Bobo,” Macdonald said after practice. “It seems like it’s gonna be a serious (injury).
We’re gonna get it imaged, but early returns, it looks like it’s a long-term injury. So that’s unfortunate.”
Bobo had been trending toward the WR5 role entering the season, behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and Tory Horton. With Bobo now sidelined, Seattle’s competition for that spot opens up, with Cody White, Montorie Foster Jr., Emmanuel Henderson Jr. and Ricky White III all in the mix.
The injury lands on a rough turn for a player whose path in Seattle has already been defined by persistence. Bobo arrived as an undrafted rookie out of UCLA and still carved out a roster spot in 2023, then caught a touchdown in just his third NFL game. He went on to serve as Seattle’s WR4 in 2023 and 2024, finishing that stretch with 303 receiving yards and three touchdown catches while also becoming a regular on special teams.
His role shrank in 2025. Bobo had only two catches for 20 yards in the regular season, played 117 offensive snaps across 11 games, missed three games because of injuries and was a healthy scratch for three more.
Still, he delivered one of Seattle’s biggest playoff moments, catching a 17-yard touchdown in the third quarter of the Seahawks’ 31-27 NFC Championship Game win over the Los Angeles Rams during the team’s Super Bowl run.
The Seahawks also showed their commitment to him in March, when they matched the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offer sheet and kept him on a two-year, $5.5 million deal.
“He’s a beast, man,” Macdonald said. “He’s just a great football player, a great Seahawk.
I think hopefully we reflected that in our investment in him. But we love him, we’ll be there beside him as he recovers and pray it’s a speedy recovery.”
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