Seahawks Officially Rule Out Four Players Week 10

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald announced yesterday that they are ruling out Darnold for a second straight game due to his quad and rib injury.

Macdonald also said tests on QB Drew Lock‘s oblique injury were good, and they believe he will be able to start again in Darnold’s place.

It’s worth noting the Seahawks have a bye in Week 11, so it makes sense to give Darnold another week to get as healthy as he can before returning.

All four players are starters for Seattle, leaving their offense and defensive line in a tough situation. 

Darnold, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Jets back in 2018. He was in the final year of a four-year, $30.370 million rookie contract when he was traded to the Panthers. 

Carolina exercised Darnold’s fifth-year option for 2022 after acquiring him from New York. He made a base salary of $18.858 million in 2022 under the option. 

Darnold was an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career when he signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the 49ers in 2023. He joined the Vikings in 2024 on a one-year deal.

After elevating his play with the Vikings, Darnold was the best quarterback available in free agency and signed a three-year, $100 million deal with Seattle.

In 2026, Darnold has appeared in seven games for the Seahawks and completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 1,478 yards, 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions.