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Seahawks injury updates: JSN, Jamal Adams, Jordyn Brooks and more

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While there’s still one more preseason game to play, the Seahawks are officially in regular season mode. Training camp is over and practice is just practice. After yesterday’s regular-mode practice, head coach Pete Carroll offered injury updates on several key Seattle players, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jamal Adams and Jordyn Brooks.

Here’s what Carroll had to say about each of them.

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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It’s good luck to hear the bad news first, so we’ll start with the biggest bummer of the bunch. Yesterday Adam Schefter at ESPN reported rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba injured his hand in Saturday night’s preseason win over the Cowboys and will require surgery.

Carroll confirmed that JSN has a “slight fracture” in his wrist and says he could miss the next 3-4 weeks.

SS Jamal Adams

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Most of Carroll’s news was positive, though – especially as it pertains to the most-oft injured player on the team. Strong safety Jamal Adams suffered a quad injury in Week 1 against the Broncos and missed the rest of the 2022 season. Adams began training camp on PUP list but Carroll says he’ll be activated today and eased into practice.

LB Jordyn Brooks

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We also got a positive update on inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who suffered an ACL tear in Week 17 but appears to be on track to make a very quick recovery.

Brooks was activated from the PUP list recently and yesterday Carroll told reporters he “thinks” that Brooks will be ready to play Week 1.

WR Cade Johnson

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The best news of all concerns wide receiver Cade Johnson, who had to be stretchered off the field in the preseason opener against the Vikings. Carroll says Johnson has cleared the concussion protocol and returned to practice yesterday.

DE Mike Morris

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Rookie defensive end Mike Morris out of Michigan has been out for a few weeks with a shoulder injury. Carroll says that he recently underwent a procedure on his shoulder and says it’s not clear when he’ll be back.

WR Dareke Young

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One of last year’s seventh-round draft picks is also possibly going under the knife soon. Coach Carroll told the media that wide receiver Dareke Young has a hip abductor issue that may require surgery.

CB Devon Witherspoon

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The team’s fifth overall draft pick – former Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon – remains out with a hamstring injury. He did participate in walk-throughs yesterday and Carroll is hopeful he’ll be back in time for the first game of the regular season.

S Jonathan Sutherland

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Seattle’s undrafted standout safety Jonathan Sutherland is also sidelined with a leg injury. He had been trading snaps in the slot with Coby Bryant thanks to Witherspoon being out but now Carroll says Sutherland is considered day to day.

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