Cornerback Devon Witherspoon, safety Julian Love and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence have been ruled out for the Week 5 game at Seattle\u2019s Lumen Field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
Offensive tackle Josh Jones has also been ruled out for the 1:05 p.m. game.<\/p>\n
The good news for Seattle is that rookie safety Nick Emmanwori, a second-round NFL Draft pick, is ready to play Sunday for the first time since suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 1.<\/p>\n
Witherspoon did not participate in practice at all this week due to a knee injury that Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said to reporters Friday was reaggravated in last week\u2019s Thursday Night Football win over the Arizona Cardinals. A Pro Bowler in each of his first two NFL seasons, Witherspoon has played just two games thus far in 2025.<\/p>\n
Love, a 2023 Pro Bowler, will miss his second game of the season on Sunday. He is dealing with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
Lawrence, a four-time Pro Bowler who is in his first season with Seattle after 11 with the Dallas Cowboys, suffered a thigh injury in the game against Arizona. Macdonald said earlier in the week that Lawrence is not a candidate to go on injured reserve, which would require him missing at least the following four weeks.<\/p>\n
Jones has an ankle injury.<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers\u2019 injury situation is arguably worse than Seattle\u2019s. They have ruled five players out for Sunday: wide receiver Mike Evans (hamstring), running back Bucky Irving (foot and shoulder), safety Christian Izien (quadriceps), and cornerbacks Jamel Deal (hip) and Benjamin Morrison (hamstring).<\/p>\n
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