The Seattle Seahawks made it to the Super Bowl, but as impressive as that feat is, defeating the New England Patriots and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy is their ultimate goal. Doing so will be easier said than done, especially with a lengthier injury report than any Super Bowl team would like.
Injuries can't be used as an excuse, but that doesn't mean they won't impact the game. A look at the final injury report for Seattle shows what the Seahawks are dealing with.
Seahawks Super Bowl injury report: Darnold cleared, Emmanwori up in the air
Player | Position | Injury | Practice Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Jake Bobo | WR | Hand | Full |
Charles Cross | OT | Foot | Limited |
Sam Darnold | QB | Oblique | Full |
Nick Emmanwori | S | Ankle | DNP |
Ernest Jones | LB | Chest | Full |
Josh Jones | OL | Ankle, Knee | Full |
DeMarcus Lawrence | LB | Rest | Full |
Julian Love | S | Shoulder | Full |
Robbie Ouzts | FB | Neck | Limited |
Brady Russell | FB | Hand | Full |
Eric Saubert | TE | Hamstring | Full |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Rest | Full |
Drake Thomas | LB | Shoulder | Full |
Leonard Williams | DT | Rest | Full |
A whopping 14 players are on the injury report for Seattle entering the weekend, eight more than the Patriots. Sure, 11 of those players were full participants in practice, and three players are on there for rest purposes, so it's not as if the Seahawks are at risk of having many key contributors miss the Super Bowl. But clearly they're more banged up than they'd like.
Some of these injuries are ones worth watching with a very close eye with the Super Bowl rapidly approaching.
The most impactful names on the Seahawks' injury report
QB Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold is easily the biggest name on the Seahawks' injury report, as he's been dealing with an oblique injury for weeks. No team ever wants its quarterback on the injury report 48 hours before its biggest game of the season, but Seahawks fans should feel rather confident knowing Darnold has dealt with the issue throughout the playoffs, and he was dominant in the NFC Championship Game despite it.
LB Ernest Jones IV
Ernest Jones has been one of the most important players on the Seahawks' defense, so seeing him pop up on the injury report leading up to the Super Bowl was a bit concerning. With that being said, Jones was a full participant in practice on Friday and should be good to go and wreak havoc against the Patriots on Sunday.
S Nick Emmanwori
Easily the most concerning injury on Seattle's report is the one Nick Emmanwori suffered in practice this week. The rookie safety was able to walk off the field after injuring his ankle, but did not practice on Thursday. Despite that, odds are he's going to play as he deals with what's described as a low-grade ankle sprain.
As relieving as that is, even if Emmanwori is able to play chances are he won't be nearly as effective as he has been throughout the year, which could be problematic against the MVP runner-up with the Lombardi Trophy on the line. Emmanwori has been one of, if not the, best player in Seattle's secondary, and he's played a crucial role in the team getting this far.
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