Sam Darnold Health, Injury Updates & History

Darnold has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Las Vegas as he continues recovering from a qua...

Darnold has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Arizona after suffering quadriceps and rib injuries during Monday's loss to Chicago, the Seahawks quarterback is considered week-to-week and will be replaced by Drew Lock, with his recovery timeline dependent on the severity of both injuries

Will return in Week 3 after recovering from a scary Week 1 injury, which turned out to be a rather minor glute injury

Darnold has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals as he continues recovering from the glute injury suffered in Week 1, the Seahawks do not currently plan to place him on injured reserve despite reports of a roughly four-week recovery timeline, with Drew Lock set to start while Darnold continues his rehab

Darnold is dealing with what the Seahawks described as a unique soft-tissue injury in his glute, testing confirmed his hip joint is unaffected and the injury is considered short term, though there is currently no firm timetable for the quarterback's return

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald said the team got "great news back" on Sam Darnold and doctors do not believe his quarterback’s hip is fractured, an MRI is scheduled for Thursday, the hope is to rule out a bone bruise (microscopic fracture) and labral tear, best case is he can avoid IR

Sam Darnold exited in the first quarter to the locker room with what the team is listing as a hip injury, hopefully X-rays will be negative for posterior wall acetabular fracture. Questionable officially he is listed as questionable to return

Carries no injury designation ahead of the NFC Championship this Sunday, Darnold was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday, as he continues to manage an oblique injury that occurred in practice last Thursday, but he'll be available to face the Rams on Sunday

Sam Darnold was a surprise addition to the injury report, listed as limited and questionable with a left, non-throwing-side oblique injury that reportedly occurred during practice, there is little indication it will keep him out, the non-throwing oblique is involved in torso rotation and throwing mechanics, the injury happened while throwing against air, which makes a serious issue less likely, and Darnold has said he expects to play, the questionable designation is likely procedural and precautionary given playoff reporting rules and potential fines, rather than a sign of true concern, leaving his availability for this weekend with a very low worry level.

Was a full participant in practice on Friday, he had been dealing with a hand injury but with the full practice on Friday, he has no injury designation headed into W11