The Seattle Seahawks were going into Monday Night Football incredibly shorthanded on defense. Defensive linemen Byron Murphy II and Leonard Williams were ruled out, as well as linebackers Jerome Baker, Boye Mafe and Uchenna Nwosu. Being without five of your best players along the defensive front was already a daunting hurdle to overcome, but the NFL has a cruel way of punching when you’re already down.
During the prime time showdown against the Detroit Lions, Pro Bowl safety Julian Love exited the game with what was reported as a thigh injury. After the game, head coach Mike Macdonald gave a quick update on one of his defensive leaders.
Mike Macdonald said Julian Love has a quad contusion. Don’t know what that means yet. Also said he doesn’t know yet if any of the players who were out today will be back for Sunday’s game against the Giants.
— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) October 1, 2024
As I mentioned in my takeaways piece, I reject the notion the Seahawks defense is as bad as we saw on Monday night. However, if they are not able to get healthy, the depth behind their starters is clearly concerning.
That being said, Seattle does play an offensively inept New York Giants team on Sunday for their Week 5 matchup. They will be back in the friendly confines of Lumen Field. This is the NFL, so no wins are given, but the difficulty is going to be lowered drastically when comparing the G-Men to the Lions.
We at Seahawks Wire will continue to monitor the health of these crucial starters moving forward this week, as it is most assuredly going to be the topic on everyone’s minds starting Tuesday morning.
