{"id":449971,"date":"2026-02-05T06:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/449971\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:08:08","slug":"seattle-seahawks-nick-emmanwori-has-new-injury-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/449971\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks&#8217; Nick Emmanwori has new injury concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is some unwelcome injury news for the Seattle Seahawks just four days before the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Standout rookie safety Nick Emmanwori was limited Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury in practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/super-bowl-injury-report-first-seattle-seahawks\/1838193\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl Injury Report: Seahawks\u2019 list is long, but Pats have a DNP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Kalyn Kaler, the pool reporter for the Seahawks\u2019 practice for the Pro Football Writers of America, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kalynkahler\/status\/2019240936426078473\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote that<\/a> Emmanwori was hurt late in practice while defending a pass and walked off the field on his own. Kaler wrote that \u201cseveral players and coaches went over to comfort him before he left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emmanwori missed nearly a month near the beginning of the season due to an ankle injury he suffered in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald addressed Emmanwori\u2019s status after Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had an ankle today, we brought him in to look at it, and we\u2019ll kind of go from here and figure out what are the next steps,\u201d Macdonald said.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanwori, a second-round pick out of South Carolina, is a finalist for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, which will be awarded at the NFL Honors, which will air at 6 p.m. Thursday on NBC, the NFL Network and Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>A versatile weapon who can move between several positions on defense, Emmanwori had 11 passes defensed, one interception, 2.5 sacks, four QB hits, nine tackles for loss and 81 combined tackles in 14 games in the regular season. 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