Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold could be back as soon as Week 3, according to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport. Darnold, who played just one offensive series before departing Seattle’s season-opening win over the New England Patriots, was ruled out for the remainder of the game and went to the hospital for testing on what was initially called a hip injury before the organization later revealed he had a “very unique” and “short-term” soft-tissue injury in his glute, and that his hip joint is unaffected by the injury. Ipso facto he could be back as soon as Week 3 against the Washington Commanders.
There is at least a chance he plays in that game,” Rapoport said on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Tuesday. This was not that, or not even close. … This is sort of the problem with injury reporting now is it looked awful, and then the actual outcome, you get all the tests and it’s like, eh, pulled a muscle.” Tua Tagovailoa suffered a season-ending dislocated right hip and posterior wall fracture while at Alabama in 2019. NFL Media's Mike Garafolo was more conservative in his estimation, saying he believes the club is looking at about a four-week return to play.
The Seahawks, obviously, would like to have their starting quarterback back in the lineup as soon as possible, but will likely have to go without him during matchups against the Arizona Cardinals, Commanders, and Los Angeles Chargers.
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