Jun 5, 2019; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Phillip Dorsett (13) walks on to the field before mandatory minicamp at the Gillette Stadium practice field. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Seahawks' Phillip Dorsett out until at least Week 7 with sore foot

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 22, 2020 7:10 PM ET

Tom Pelissero of NFL Network first reported on Tuesday afternoon that the Seattle Seahawks are placing veteran wide receiver Phillip Dorsett on injured reserve because of the sore foot that caused him to miss the first two weeks of the season.

Per an agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association for 2020, a player on IR must miss a minimum of three games before he is eligible to return. Seattle has a bye in Week 6, meaning Dorsett will be sidelined until at least the team's Oct. 25 road game versus the Arizona Cardinals.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Dorsett in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft but traded him to the New England Patriots before the start of the 2017 campaign. In 14 regular-season appearances last year, he caught 29 of 54 targets and tallied a career-best five touchdowns.

Seattle signed the 27-year-old to a modest one-year contract in March.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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