During the offseason, hopes among fans were high for a rejuvenated Seattle Seahawks defense in 2025, and those hopes have been realized on the field when the defense has been healthy.
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caveat regarding health has been important, and as the group has watched a number of injuries take their toll during the first five weeks of the season, the performance of the unit has been correspondingly impacted.
Thus, as Mike Macdonald prepares his team for yet another cross country road trip to the Eastern Time Zone for a Week 6 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, there was no shortage of defensive players on the injury report Wednesday. Specifically, a half dozen defensive starters did not take part in practice Wednesday, with a pair of other key defensive names limited.
The good news is that Jarran Reed had the day off for non-injury related reasons, so his status should not be in doubt for the game against the Jaguars. However, the same cannot be said for Derick Hall, Ernest Jones, Demarcus Lawrence, Julian Love and Devon Witherspoon, meaning that the Thursday and Friday injury reports could shed significant light on how the defense might look Sunday. Add in Tariq Woolen and Nick Emmanwori being limited, and it’s possible Aden Durde’s group could be in for a rough go of things against Jacksonville.
On the other side of the ball, the offense is largely healthy, with swing tackle Josh Jones not practicing due to injury. That should at least mean the offense is healthy enough to keep performing at a very high level, which could prove necessary should the defense once again be unable to stop the opponent, as was the case in the Week 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
