Seahawks Make Feelings Clear on Drew Lock After Sam Darnold Setback
The Seattle Seahawks will be without star quarterback Sam Darnold for Week 2 action against the Arizona Cardinals.
Although Darnold remains sidelined with a glute injury, Seahawks head coach Mike McDonald said the team still doesn’t plan to place him on injured reserve.
“Don’t anticipate putting him on IR or anything like that, but we’ll just kind of re-evaluate every day and re-evaluate next week and we’ll go from there,” Macdonald said Wednesday via ESPN. “But he won’t play this week.”
The Seahawks are moving very cautiously with Darnold’s injury, while the team appears to be more than confident that Drew Locke can lead them forward in his absence.
Locke did more than enough in relief for Darnold in the Week 1 win over the New England Patriots. He completed 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards with a touchdown and zero turnovers.
Locke led the Seahawks back from a second-half deficit to secure a season-opening win in the Super Bowl rematch.
“Drew’s a proven, really good player in this league,” Macdonald said. “When he’s started, he’s played really good football. When he’s been on our team since I’ve seen him play in person, he’s [been] a heck of a player here. Heck of a guy. Heck of a teammate. He’s got a great balance about him of being a true professional, but also, he’s a loose and focused guy … All the things that we want from our players, he’s that at the quarterback position.”
The Seahawks appear to have a tougher challenge than expected in Week 2 as the Cardinals are coming off an impressive road win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Arizona’s defense proved to be the game changer against Los Angeles, allowing just 14 points while forcing two turnovers, registering three sacks, and five quarterback hits.
