Seahawks escape Week 1 without terrible injury news except for one player

The Seattle Seahawks won their season opener against the Denver Broncos 26-20. The team led 26-13 until a touchdown by Denver with a bit over two minutes left made the score appear closer than it should have been. Seattle dominated the second half of the game, seemingly finally figuring out who they were. Thankfully, though, Seattle got out of the game without adding many injuries.

One player who appeared to be dinged up at the end of the game was Kenneth Walker III. Walker had a tremendous game prior to the injury as he ran the ball 20 times and rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown. He had another touchdown called back due to a penalty.

Seattle hopes to have a more balanced offense this year after throwing the ball the fifth-most times based on percentage last season. At times, former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron appeared to forget that running the ball was an option. New offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb called more running plays than passing ones. That should be the philosophy moving forward.

Injury updates following the Seahawks Week 1 victory over the Denver Broncos

Walker was unable to finish the game, though, due to some kind of muscle issue. Head coach Mike Macdonald did not go into detail about what the problem would be in the team's post-game press conference, but he did say the Seahawks were "optimistic" that Walker would be fine soon.

One player who might not be is right tackle George Fant. He left the game in the first half with what appeared to be a knee injury and was not able to return. Fant is already a presumed backup to Abraham Lucas, but Lucas has his own knee problem and there is no timeline on when he might be able to play.

The team did not know the extent of Fant's injury immediately following the game as likely tests will be needed to determine the extent of the issue. Should Fant miss time, Stone Forsythe will probably be the starter. Forsythe played 54 snaps against the Broncos and has experience filling in. He played 501 snaps last season.

Still, for an offensive line to work at peak performance, cohesion needs to be built. An ever-rotating right tackle is not helpful. The Seahawks might need to replace Lucas sooner rather than later due to his ongoing knee issue, so taking a right tackle high in the 2025 draft might be necessary.

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