{"id":295105,"date":"2023-10-22T18:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295105"},"modified":"2023-10-22T18:54:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:54:39","slug":"seahawks-wr-dk-metcalf-ribs-hip-inactive-vs-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/seahawks-wr-dk-metcalf-ribs-hip-inactive-vs-cardinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks WR DK Metcalf (ribs\/hip) inactive vs. Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Seattle Seahawks will be without a big difference-maker in Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n
Wide receiver \ufeffDK Metcalf\ufeff, who was questionable for Week 7, is set to miss his first NFL game due to ribs and hip injuries.<\/p>\n
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told reporters on Friday that Metcalf was “pretty sore” and his availability for the game would a game-day decision. Although he participated in Friday’s practice, he missed Wednesday and Thursday’s sessions. Unfortunately, Metcalf is inactive for Sunday but could return to action in Week 8 against the Browns.<\/p>\n
Heading into Week 7, Metcalf had not missed any of the 71 regular-season games (including four postseason games) since he was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
With Metcalf already battling a rib injury entering Week 6 against the Bengals, Metcalf suffered a hip injury but returned to action to finish the game with four catches for 69 yards in the loss.<\/p>\n
Seattle will lean on \ufeffTyler Lockett\ufeff and rookie receivers \ufeffJaxon Smith-Njigba\ufeff and \ufeffJake Bobo\ufeff in Metcalf’s absence. Smith-Njigba has yet to record a touchdown but has caught 16 of his 25 targets for 110 yards. Meanwhile, Bobo contributed two catches for 43 yards in Week 6.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks (3-2) kick off against the Cardinals (1-5) at 4:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n