As expected, a banged up secondary has the Seattle Seahawks looking to their practice squad for a pair of game day call-ups for Sunday’s showdown with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Veteran cornerback Shaquill Griffin has been elevated to the active roster, giving Seattle much needed help with Devon Witherspoon listed as doubtful and Riq Woolen downgraded to out with a concussion. Griffin’s only game time this season consisted of three defensive snaps against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’ll be interesting
to see if Griffin gets any more playing time than Nehemiah Pritchett, who had a tough time stepping in for Woolen against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The other elevation is safety Jerrick Reed II, which is not surprising given Julian Love is unlikely to play with a hamstring injury. Reed, Ty Okada, and D’Anthony Bell will be among those providing deep safety support in Love’s absence. Perhaps Nick Emmanwori could do more deep safety work than down at the line of scrimmage…
Barring something miraculous regarding either Love or Witherspoon, we can rule out those two, Woolen, and Josh Jones for Sunday. That will leave the Seahawks with only three healthy scratches to make, and we’ll find those out about 90 minutes before kickoff.
