The Seattle Seahawks are 4-4 heading into this weekend’s critical game against the Los Angeles Rams. Winning or losing means heading into the bye week either above .500 or below it – a big sign of how the rest of the regular season is likely to go. Good news: the Rams aren’t nearly as tough as they were with Aaron Donald now mercifully out of the picture. Bad news: the Seahawks have lost four of their last five games and keep getting whooped by poor run defense and worse pass protection.
For an encore, there’s another cornerback injury to deal with as Devon Witherspoon has joined the team’s latest injury report for this week . Here’s a quick review of the most-important names on that list and what their status is for Sunday’s game against LA.
WR DK Metcalf
To begin, the news on star wide receiver DK Metcalf is that he’s still not practiced since suffering a mild MCL sprain in Week 7 against the Atlanta Falcons. Metcalf was listed as a non-participant at Wednesday’s practice. However, head coach Mike Macdonald insists that he’s “optimistic” DK will be able to go today and be in the lineup against the Rams.