{"id":695157,"date":"2026-01-22T01:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/695157\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:38:18","slug":"seahawks-qb-sam-darnold-feeling-really-good-after-playing-with-oblique-injury-in-divisional-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/695157\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks QB Sam Darnold feeling ‘really good’ after playing with oblique injury in divisional round"},"content":{"rendered":"

RENTON, Wash. \u2014 After playing with an oblique injury in the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, quarterback Sam Darnold said he has felt \u201creally good\u201d in the days since the victory. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust attacking rehab these last couple days,\u201d Darnold said Wednesday. \u201cObviously will be throughout the week. Like I said, just got to continue to prepare and get my body right for Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eighth-year quarterback was confident last week he would be able to play in the Seahawks\u2019 first home playoff game in front of fans in nearly a decade and followed through. <\/p>\n

Before being pulled in the fourth quarter of a blowout win, Darnold completed 12 of 17 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Coach Mike Macdonald said that Darnold\u2019s health continues to improve, but that he will not be a full-go in practice during the week leading up to Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a plan,\u201d Macdonald said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to work through it; see how the day goes; then kind of take it day by day and take it to tomorrow. But he won\u2019t be like throwing every ball every play for the whole week, no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Darnold said he felt something in his oblique while throwing passes to receivers with no defenders last Thursday. <\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold reacts during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Seattle. Credit: AP\/Lindsey Wasson<\/p>\n

In the regular season, his first with the Seahawks, Darnold passed for 4,048 yards with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions en route to his second straight Pro Bowl selection. He led Seattle to a 14-3 record and the NFC\u2019s top seed.<\/p>\n

Looking back on Saturday\u2019s win, Darnold said he was confident he was going to be OK before the game started. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest,\u201d Darnold said, \u201conce I came out in warmups and felt good throwing the ball, I was confident about going out there and letting it rip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holani set to return to practice<\/p>\n

Reserve running back George Holani was designated for return to practice Wednesday. Holani, 26, landed on injured reserve after injuring his hamstring during the Seahawks\u2019 30-24 win against the Tennessee Titans on Nov. 23. <\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) watches wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) throw during practice at the team’s facilities ahead of the NFL football NFC Championship game, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Renton, Wash. Credit: AP\/Lindsey Wasson<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great to be back with the guys,\u201d Holani said before Wednesday\u2019s practice. \u201cBeen a while, so I\u2019m excited to get back out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should Holani, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the regular season, be activated for the NFC championship game, he would likely serve as the backup to Kenneth Walker III. <\/p>\n

Running back Zach Charbonnet, who led the Seahawks with 12 rushing touchdowns during the regular season, is out for the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury that requires surgery. Holani\u2019s potential return could be key for the Seahawks. <\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, George is in great shape,\u201d Macdonald said. \u201cWorking his tail off. Excited to get him out there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RENTON, Wash. \u2014 After playing with an oblique injury in the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 41-6 win over the San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[7,6,238,237,261,2635,2309],"class_list":{"0":"post-695157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-seahawks","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-seahawks","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-seahawks","13":"tag-seattleseahawks","14":"tag-wires-bot"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115936199625893189","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}