The Seattle Seahawks made the bold decision to trade their franchise quarterback after narrowly missing the playoffs last year, and the move has paid immediate dividends. After bringing in Sam Darnold to replace Geno Smith, the Seahawks have found themselves in Super Bowl LX, where they\u2019ll be facing the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n
Darnold has been dealing with an oblique injury throughout the playoffs, but it\u2019s something that Darnold and the Seahawks are managing well, per head coach Mike Macdonald.<\/p>\n
\u201cSam\u2019s right on schedule<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we\u2019ve had this plan here over the last X amount of weeks, and it varies every day. And today he had a great day, so we\u2019re right on schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately, another critical piece, this time on the defensive side of the ball, rookie Safety Nick Emmanwori, has found himself on the injury report with only days to go before the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n \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 of Emmanwori on Wednesday.<\/p>\n On Thursday, the head coach confirmed Emmanwori\u2019s diagnosis, and it\u2019s a brutal one, but he\u2019s optimistic his standout defensive back will be good enough to go come Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cSeahawks HC Mike Macdonald told reporters that S Nick Emmanwori suffered a low-ankle sprain Wednesday, but he is \u201cconfident\u201d that he will play in Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl,\u201d reported EPSN\u2019s senior NFL insider Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald told reporters that S Nick Emmanwori suffered a low-ankle sprain Wednesday, but he is \u201cconfident\u201d that he will play in Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl.<\/p>\n \u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019ll be interesting to see if and how these injuries impact Seattle on Sunday.<\/p>\n \t