The Seattle Seahawks have made their game-time designations for Sunday’s Week 11 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, and it is a mixed bag of good and bad news.
Let us get the bad news out of the way first: starting center Connor Williams, who has played in all of Seattle’s games this year, has been ruled OUT. The reason? Well, we are not quite sure. Officially, it is listed as “not-injury related: personal.” Williams missed this week’s practice with the same designation. As of now, neither he or the Seahawks have explained why he has missed so much time. This puts backup sophomore center Olu Oluwatimi in line to get his first start of the season.
Additionally, tight ends Noah Fant and Brady Russell are also ruled OUT. Look for rookie AJ Barner to be the go-to guy once again in their absence.
The good news is while the interior of Seattle’s offensive line could be taking a hit without Williams, right tackle Abe Lucas will likely be back! Lucas carries no designation, and as an active participant in practice this week – as well as being officially activated off the PUP list – it appears he is going to make his 2024 debut!
Joining him should be wide receiver DK Metcalf. After missing the last two games due to an MCL sprain, Metcalf returned to practice and also does not carry a gametime designation. Getting Lucas and Metcalf back into the fold will be massive for the Seattle offense.
