The Seattle Seahawks GOT A BUNCH OF INJURY NEWS

The Seattle Seahawks GOT A BUNCH OF INJURY NEWS

[Music] Welcome into Seahawks Today. I am your host, Will Ortner. And the Seattle Seahawks have a lot of key injury news going into this week against the Minnesota Vikings that we need to discuss. And there’s five key players that we got to dive into what their injury news is right now for the Seahawks, but more importantly, what the outlook is for them. not only going into this week against the Vikings, but throughout the rest of the season for your Seattle Seahawks. The first key piece of injury news is Gray Zable and his knee. Now, the rookie left guard from North Dakota State obviously suffered a scary knee injury against the Rams. Everyone, myself included, was worried that he might not be able to go against the Tennessee Titans. In fact, you were worried. I was worried that his season might be done. Good news. ends up not being done. And then all of a sudden Thursday, he’s out running at practice. Friday, hey, he’s questionable, but he’s probably going to be able to go. He goes in, has a great performance against the Tennessee Titans. Balls out in this game. Now, there were a couple of missed blocks here or there, but frankly, Gray Zable being able to go was massive for the team, and I’m not the only person that thinks so. We’ll get into Mike McDonald’s quote here in just a moment, but I do want to let you know that you need to subscribe to the channel. Why? because it is free. We have you covered with all your Seattle Seahawks news. And most importantly, as soon as news breaks, we make a video. Zable’s news broke that he was going to be good and ready to go for this game against the Titans or that his season wasn’t uh done with the knee injury. Guess who had a video out on the channel? This guy. So, make sure you subscribe. You don’t want to miss any of the news or anything else like that. So, when it came to what Mike McDonald had to say on Gray Zable, I think it perfectly illustrates what he is as a player and honestly who he is as a man. McDonald said this. I’ll tell you what, this guy is unbelievable. He wanted to go against their front and I mean, what else can you say about the guy? Just elite competitor, tough as crap. Yeah, we love him. It felt like he played really good football, too. So happy for him. Zable should be good to go. I don’t think we’re going to have to worry about his knee. I mean, watching the plays that he had out on the field today, I felt like he played pretty darn well. I should say not today on Sundays when he played, but he looked good. He looked serviceable. Yeah, he might have missed a block here or there. Simons is a good player. The Titans, yeah, their defense isn’t great. Their defensive line isn’t full of a bunch of slappies. Like, Zable looked good. And it’s such a deep sigh of relief on a Monday after last Monday worrying that his season might be done to say I don’t think we’re going to have to worry too much about Zable missing anytime soon. The next key injury that you have is for safety Taio. Now he ended up having to leave this game with a core injury. The Montana State grad has been absolutely massive for the Seahawks. Ever since Julian Love went down, it could have been filling in in that strong safety position. And take out the Tampa Bay game because Tampa Bay game was rough. That was his first real start if I remember correctly. But he’s been pretty darn good for you. He’s top five on your team right now in tackles. He’s made a couple of big plays, forcing turnovers, getting passdowns, and while he does struggle at times missing certain tackles, those broken tackles or missed tackles are becoming smaller and smaller every single week. And so getting Okata back for the long run is going to be a big deal for Seattle, especially when you don’t truly know what’s going to be uh the case or what’s going to be happening with Julian Love. And we’ll get more into that here in just a moment. But losing Okoda could be massive. It could be a gigantic blow for the Seahawks because now you’re not on your second string safety, you’re on your third string safety. Now, don’t get me wrong, Bell played pretty well in relief. I thought that he came in and he had a good showing, but there’s a big difference between your first string guy and your second string guy. Well, there’s an even bigger difference between your second string guy and your third string guy. There’d be a question, too, on if uh Love and Okata aren’t able to go. Do you move Nicki Mori back into that role? Right now, he’s dealing with that oblique injury. It is a core injury. We’ll see if it ends up keeping him out for any long periods of time. Only kept Derrick Hall out. Similar type of injury two to three weeks. Hopefully, it’s the same thing for Taio. Hopefully, it’s even less. Uh, now we’re getting over to Julian Love. He is eligible to return from the IR, still dealing uh with that hamstring injury. I do think it’s important to note though that multiple times this year we’ve been told that Julian Love was going to come back. You’re going to look at his stats and say, “Wow, his uh numbers are very down this year.” Well, remember, he’s only really played in two and a half games for the Seahawks. And even in the games that he has played, he’s well been hamstrung. Not to really dive into that too much, but it’s clear that Seattle’s main focus is not on getting Julian Love back on the field. It’s getting him back on the field at 110% health because you will need him in the long run. With how long well this defense has been playing, imagine what they’ll be when they get their allp pro safety back. Mike McDonald had this to say on Julian Love in his return. We’ll see. He’s got a process that we’ve got to go through. Like we’ve got to take it day by day. We’re hopeful, but part of the reason of putting him on IR and taking this time is to ensure when he comes back that he’s ready to go and he can rip it the way that he plays. We’re not asking second questions. We want to make sure he’s ready to go. So, after hearing that from McDonald, what’s your gut reaction? Are you nervous with the injuries for the Seahawks at that safety position? Rank it 1 to2 right now in the comments. I think if you were going to get my ranking, I’m probably saying I’m at a 8 and a half and then depending on the long-term possibilities of how long Okoda could be out, it could end up going into that 11 or 12 range for Seattle. Not that Bell’s a bad safety, but just whenever you’re on your third string guy, that can always be tough. All right, we do have to get into the two biggest injuries, I would say, or the biggest injury ramifications that the Seahawks are dealing with here in just a moment. 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He’s had a fantastic year as the green dot for the Seahawks. You can really tell there is a difference in emotion how this team plays when he’s in and when he’s not. Now, I’m not saying that Drake Thomas and Patrick O’Connell did not have a good showing against the Tennessee Titans. But I do have to think that if Ernest Jones is out there as the QB spy on Cam Ward, he would not have been able to use his legs the way that he did against the Seahawks and you would have seen a lot more of those backyard plays end up with more sacks for Seattle. Now, I do hope that this and I believe that this is precautionary. I think the Seahawks looked at the Tennessee Titans and said, “We’re going to win that game.” And they looked at Ernest Jones and they said, “Hey, man, your knees beat up a little bit, but do we really need you to win this game?” No, not necessarily. We’re going to let you take a week to rest, recover. You’re having some flare-ups. We want you down for the stretch run. We need you for the Colts game. We need you for the Rams game, and we need you for those final two against the Panthers and against the 49ers. So, you can take a week off against Tennessee, maybe even take a partial week off uh against the Minnesota Vikings in this upcoming week to get healthy. That’s what I hope. That’s what I believe. I think as more information comes out this week, we’re going to see where Ernest Jones truly does land. But I I do think that this was more of a precautionary thing as opposed to a Julian Love, Devin Witherspoon early in the week or early in the year situation where hey, they come back for a game and then you don’t see them for another month. I don’t think that we’re there yet with Ernest Jones. I do need to ask for your help as uh you know, we are trying to catch up to the other Chat Sports channels that are ahead of us here uh at Chat Sports right now. The Dolphins Today Show, they are the next channel that we have to reel in, bring down, catch up to. They’re just about 2100 subscribers ahead of us on Seahawks Today. We just got to that 76K mark. Thank you guys again for all of your help. We’re trying to reel in the Dolphins by the end of the year. I think it’s possible. I think we can do it. Help us out. Subscribe to the channel. And if you know a friend who needs to join in on the Seahawks fund because they’re a big fan of Seattle. Send this video over to them and tell them to sub subscribe to the channel as well. Last key injury news. It broke over the weekend. Tory Horton, he’s on the IR. Been dealing with a groin and shin injury. It’s kept him out of the last couple of weeks. was going to keep him out of the Titans game and now it’s going to keep him out for the next four weeks. Seattle officially placed the w the rookie wide receiver on IR, he’s not going to be available again to play for you until week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams. Now, what’s tough and difficult about this for Horton is just because he might be able to come back against the Rams doesn’t mean that he will be able to come back against the Rams. I do think that this is a option for Seattle where they’re saying, “Hey, we keep trying to rush Horton back or Horton keeps trying to rush himself back. He’s not ready to go yet. Why don’t we have him go on IR, take the next four weeks, rest, recover, heal up, be ready to go so that way he can hit the ground uh running when he does come back.” And it also shows you how big of a deal that Rasheed Shahed trade was because he has clearly jumped into that role that Tory Horton was going to have. And I do think actually that Shahed can really exemplify that role and take that role to the next level. You’ve seen a couple times now for the Seahawks that Sam and Shahed are just a second off. Shahed’s just a little bit faster than what Darnold’s used to. And so you’ve missed a big play. And now the Titans game and in that Rams game with Shahed by mere inches. And that’s just because Darnold’s a little late getting the ball to Shahed. He’s so fast. there’s a reason why he has a need for speed. But I do think that the more and more that Darnold and Shahed work out together, throw the ball to each other. You’re going to see them get on the same page, and you’re going to see that big gigantic explosion. And I can’t wait to see what this offense looks like when Shahed and Tory Horton are on the field at the same time. Hopefully, we get to see that on week 16, but don’t be shocked if you don’t see it until week 17 or week 18. Here are your key injuries for the Seahawks. We went through it. You got some good news around Zable Oka. We’re still kind of in a holding pattern. Same thing with Julian Love. Uh we know what’s going to be going on with Ernest Jones or sorry, we know what’s going on with Tory Horton. We’re still kind of in a holding pattern with Ernest Jones. We believe we know what’s going on with Ernest Jones. Just know that if you follow me over at social media, will Ortner on Instagram and on Twitter, the minute any news breaks about any of those injuries for Tyoka, for Julian Love, for Ernest Jones, Tory Horton, or whoever else is on the Seattle Seahawks, I’m going to be posting about it there. First, you can actually head over today. I posted something about Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy and whether he’ll be able to play or not. That’s on my Twitter and on my Instagram. So go and give me a follow, willortner. News breaks there first, then I come to the channel and put those videos out for you. Thank you guys so much for tuning in. I’ll see you guys next time. [Music]

Seahawks injury news and Seahawks news is the focus of today’s Seattle Seahawks YouTube video. Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Seahawks safety Julian Love is eligible to come off injured reserve and return to the Seahawks active lineup. Seahawks wide receiver Tory Horton heads to the injured reserve and Seahawks fans wait to hear injury news on linebacker Ernest Jones IV and safety Ty Okada and if they will miss next the Vikings game. Seahawks offensive lineman Grey Zabel looked good after his return from a knee injury. Seahawks news and injury updates on the Seahawks on today’s video.

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Key Seattle Seahawks Injuries:
– OL Grey Zabel: Knee
– S Ty Okada: Core
– S Julian Love: Hamstring
– LB Ernest Jones: Knee
– WR Tory Horton: Groin/Shin

Mike Macdonald on Grey Zabel:
“I’ll tell you what, this guy is unbelievable. He wanted to go in against their front, and I mean, what else can you say about the guy? Just elite competitor, tough as crap. Yeah, we love him. It felt like he played really good football, too, so happy for him.”

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Mike Macdonald on Julian Love:
“We’ll see. He’s got a process that we’ve got to go through, like, we’ve got to take it day by day. We’re hopeful, but part of the reason of putting him on IR and taking this time is to ensure when he comes back that he’s ready to go, and he can go rip it the way that he plays, and we’re not asking second questions. We want to make sure he’s ready to go.”

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2025 Seahawks Receiving Leaders Through Week 12:
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