The Seattle Seahawks defense keeps taking hits in the injury department. On Wednesday, the team placed starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins on the injured reserve list. With this move, Jenkins will miss at least the next four games.
Losing Jenkins is another blow to an already depleted defense, especially in the secondary. Jenkins has played well, ranking third on the team with 38 total tackles. This is behind his running mate in the secondary Julian Love, as well as linebacker Tyrel Dodson.
With Jenkins going on the IR, a safety spot has opened up on the 53-man roster, which has now been filled by second-year undrafted safety Ty Okada.
Okada was signed off the practice squad to the active roster on Wednesday. During the preseason, Okada played well in August. The former Montana State standout recorded nine total tackles as well as an interception.
Filling his now-vacant spot on the practice squad is cornerback Eric Garror, who was an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans last year.
Seattle’s next game is a road matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. They will attempt to get off the schneid with a further depleted secondary.
