A flurry of moves earlier in the week means the Seahawks don’t have a lot of uncertainty about their personnel entering the game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings at Lumen Field.
Kickoff is at 1:05 p.m.
The Seahawks listed just one player on their 53-man roster as out for Sunday — running back George Holani, who suffered a hamstring injury in the 30-24 victory Sunday at Tennessee.
They also listed safety Ty Okada, who suffered an oblique injury against the Titans, as questionable.
Everybody else on the 53-man roster is good to go, including running back Kenneth Walker III (glute) and linebackers Ernest Jones IV (knee) and Tyrice Knight (concussion). Jones and Knight sat out the Tennessee game.
“Yeah, Ernest is ready to go, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Friday. “He had a strong week. He did a nice job. He's in good spirits; he had a really good week."
The Seahawks also ruled out rookie defensive lineman Rylie Mills, who returned to practice this week from the non-football injury list while recovering from a knee injury suffered last December. Mills, a fifth-round draft choice out of Notre Dame, is likely to need all 21 days of his practice window before the Seahawks make a determination if he can play this season.
Macdonald said Okada’s situation won’t be known until Sunday, adding that the safety is “getting better every day" and that it’s “a possibility" he could play.
Okada has started the past seven games at safety in place of Julian Love, who remains on injured reserve because of a hamstring issue.
Okada was replaced last week by D’Anthony Bell. But the Seahawks on Wednesday signed veteran Quandre Diggs to the practice squad, and Macdonald said he could be elevated to the 53-man roster for the game Sunday.
“He’s done a great job," Macdonald said of how Diggs has practiced this week. “Great having him here. You have expectations of how he's going to operate, and he's pretty much on point. It's great to have him.”
Still, Bell would seem likely to start alongside Coby Bryant if Okada can’t go, with Diggs serving as a fourth safety.
Bell had seven starts with the Browns from 2022-24 before signing with the Seahawks in the spring. He was listed as starting in Weeks 2 and 3 against the Steelers and Saints and served as the third safety with Nick Emmanwori sidelined. The Seahawks began those games in three-safety sets.
The game Sunday would mark Bell's first start with Seattle as a safety in the base defense.
The Seahawks on Wednesday also signed veteran running back Cam Akers to fill in for Holani as depth behind Walker and Zach Charbonnet.
Macdonald said Akers “is doing a nice job" in practice and indicated he’s ready to play Sunday if needed.
“The runs he's gotten in practice he's looked really good. He’s had a great attitude, practicing fast, done a nice job.”
Akers' addition appears to mean the Seahawks might put Holani on injured reserve.
“We’re working through it with George," Macdonald said. "We’re going to make a decision with him pretty soon on how we’re going to handle everything."
Putting Holani on injured reserve, meaning he’d have to miss four games, would give the Seahawks roster flexibility to add players who will come off IR soon. That includes Love, tight end Eric Saubert and defensive lineman Jarran Reed.
Macdonald impressed by Brosmer
The Vikings made it official, announcing that rookie Max Brosmer will start at quarterback in place of J.J. McCarthy, who was ruled out because of a concussion.
Brosmer attended the same high school as Macdonald, Centennial High in Roswell, Ga., though graduating 13 years later in 2019.
“Well, he’s got a really high academic pedigree," Macdonald joked Friday when asked about Brosmer, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Minnesota who has attempted just eight passes, completing five for 42 yards in three games.
“He’s played good football when he’s been in there," Macdonald said. “He’s been decisive, throws it on time, seems like he’s really accurate. There’s not a lot of plays, but you go back and look at some of the college stuff is really impressive as well. Seems like a sharp guy. Feels like they are excited about it."
Macdonald said he’s known of Brosmer since his high school days.
“I knew that he was a good player when he was at Centennial, and then, ‘Oh, he's playing for (the University of) Minnesota, that's cool,' " Macdonald said. “And then, ‘Oh, shoot, he's on this Minnesota team.’ So, kind of off and on throughout the years.”
Mills might play this season
Macdonald said Mills had a good first week of practice and noted that he had not been on the field before this week, meaning he has a lot to learn.
“Coming back, not playing football for such a long time, and you can tell he's really excited, Macdonald said. “It takes some time to get the flow back, get the movements back. All these other guys we've had, they've had, however many reps since the spring that they've been able to stack. So, he's got a little bit of ground to make up, but I'm excited to see where it goes over the next couple weeks.”
If Mills shows he can play this season he would create another potentially tough decision for the Seahawks to get him on the 53-man roster.
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