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Brady HendersonAug 17, 2025, 04:58 PM ET<\/p>\n
Close<\/a>Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2017 after covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM.<\/p>\n RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks<\/a> outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu<\/a> passed his physical Sunday, clearing the way for one of the team’s defensive leaders to get back onto the practice field.<\/p>\n Exactly when Nwosu will return to game action is still unclear. Coach Mike Macdonald said Sunday that it’s too early to know about Nwosu’s availability for Week 1, but that based on the team’s preliminary timetable, he is expected to be ready by “around the start of the season.”<\/p>\n Nwosu, 28, has been on the physically unable to perform list while working his way back from offseason knee surgery.<\/p>\n “It’s exciting because to my knowledge, we’re ahead of schedule, which is really cool,” Macdonald said. “I know Chenna’s been working his tail off, which is par for the course for him, and the training staff just had a great plan. The guy’s done a great job, so he’s going to be back with us. We have a plan to kind of ramp him up here … going into the first game, and he’ll give us an option to possibly get out there early in the season.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks Nwosu has been one of the Seahawks’ best edge defenders when healthy but has played in just 12 combined games over the past two seasons because of a series of injuries — a torn pectoral in 2023 as well as an MCL sprain and a severe quad strain in 2024. He agreed to a reworked deal early in the offseason that lowered his 2025 compensation by nearly $7 million.<\/p>\n Nwosu had knee surgery shortly after last season ended, and the team has been noncommittal since then on when he’ll be ready to play. His uncertain status is among the reasons the Seahawks have considered adding a veteran edge defender. They had discussions with Von Miller<\/a> before he signed with the Washington Commanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also on Sunday, running back Kenneth Walker III<\/a> (foot) and center Olu Oluwatimi<\/a> (back) returned to practice. Rookie receiver Tory Horton<\/a> sat out, though Macdonald continues to give the impression that the ankle injury he suffered in the second preseason game is not serious.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/r1532998_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center.jpeg\")
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