The Seattle Seahawks opened the 2025 campaign with a crushing 17-13 loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers in a tightly contested division matchup. While the Seahawks didn’t exactly play good football, they still had a shot to come away with a victory at the end of the game.
Those hopes were killed by a Nick Bosa strip-sack on Sam Darnold, sending Seattle into Week 2 with a lot to work on. Of course, there were some injury concerns as well, as safety Nick Emmanwori was forced out of the game early with an ankle ailment. However, after the game, he received a positive update from head coach Mike Macdonald.
Mike Macdonald Issues Nick Emmanwori Injury Update
After getting selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Emmanwori earned a starting job in the Seahawks’ secondary out of training camp. It didn’t take long for him to drop star 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey in the backfield for a two-yard loss, but Emmanwori appeared to tweak his ankle on the play, resulting in his departure from the game.
While Emmanwori did briefly return, he didn’t last long, and his early exit had fans fearing the worst regarding his injury status. After the team used a high draft pick on him, it’s clear Emmanwori is a big piece of their plans on defense, so a long-term absence could have been detrimental for the 2025 campaign.
There’s no guarantee that Emmanwori has avoided a severe injury, but Macdonald did provide an encouraging update on the rookie’s status after the game. Macdonald said that he thinks Emmanwori has avoided a high-ankle sprain, but ultimately, the team won’t know until he has more testing done on the injury.
“He hurt his ankle, so we’ll see kind of moving forward,” Macdonald said after the game. “We don’t think it’s a high ankle, so that’s positive. Everything’s intact, we think.”
Seahawks Hoping for More Good News on Nick Emmanwori’s Ankle Injury
GettySeahawks head coach Mike Macdonald provided an encouraging injury update on Nick Emmanwori
With Emmanwori out, that forced Ty Okada into action, and while he held his own, the team would obviously rather have the former South Carolina Gamecocks star at their disposal. For now, it seems like Emmanwori has avoided the worst-case scenario, but the team needs more information before determining a timeline for his return. At this time, it seems like he’s probably trending towards missing Seattle’s Week 2 matchup.
That will make an already tall task even more difficult for the Seahawks, as they will be looking to get into the win column against a tough Pittsburgh Steelers team that won a shootout against the New York Jets in Week 1. The Steelers’ offense looks lethal, and it’s telling that Aaron Rodgers was able to carve up the Jets’ solid secondary in his first outing with his new squad.
All eyes will be on Emmanwori over the next couple of days, but as of right now, the Seahawks are going to have to prepare to be without him against Pittsburgh. Kickoff for the team’s second contest of the season is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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