Tory Horton, our second-year wideout, just pulled off something truly special for the Emerald City: he was a full participant in practice on Wednesday! That’s right, 12s, it’s been a whopping 318 days since we’ve seen our guy healthy and ready to roll, getting back on the field ahead of our clash with NFC West rival Arizona Cardinals this Sunday.
Horton’s Comeback: A Much-Needed Spark for the Offense
Man, this is big! Horton hasn’t suited up for Seattle since Week 9 last season, when he went down with that brutal tibia fracture. Then, just to kick us while we were down, he suffered a hamstring injury in training camp that kept him out of our 2026 opener. It’s been a long, hard road back for the Colorado State grad, but now he’s finally a full participant in practice. We’ve been missing that extra gear, and Horton should inject some serious, much-needed speed into an offense that’s currently being run by backup quarterback Drew Lock. Imagine the possibilities with that kind of juice back on the field!
Injury Report Blues: Emmanwori, Okada, and Darnold Still Hurting
But hold up, it’s not all positive vibes. Our star safety Nick Emmanwori, who already missed preseason and the opener after ankle surgery back in July, was limited in practice on Wednesday. And get this: he’s got a *new* hip injury on top of that ankle issue! The dude was questionable to play last week, and now this? We desperately need our Swiss-army-knife back in the secondary. And it looks like we’ll likely continue to be without safety Ty Okada as well, who didn’t participate in practice. Coach Mike Macdonald did say Okada has a chance to return Sunday, but we’re all gonna be holding our breath for that hamstring update on Thursday. Plus, starting QB Sam Darnold’s recovery from his mysterious glute injury is still ongoing, and he didn’t practice Wednesday. What a gut punch to see our main man sidelined.
Kupp’s Back and the Cardinal Threat
To add to the injury list, our second wideout, Cooper Kupp, was also limited in practice with a back injury. That’s definitely one to keep a close eye on. This is all coming with just two days left before the team makes official game status decisions. Emmanwori’s health, in particular, could be absolutely critical against this Arizona Cardinals squad. Remember, those guys just pulled off an upset victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1, so they’re feeling confident. We face them this Sunday at 1:25 p.m. PDT. We need to be ready, and getting our key guys healthy is step one if we want to shut down a division rival.
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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