The Seattle Seahawks still have a number of defensive players battling injuries ahead of the Week 16 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.
Coach Pete Carroll provided a number of player injury updates on Wednesday afternoon, although most will be game-time decisions.
Defensive ends Jadeveon Clowney (core) and Ziggy Ansah (neck) will both get some work this week and Carroll is hoping both are back by Sunday’s contest. Clowney was listed as a non-participant to start the week while Ansah returned to full practice.
Linebacker Bobby Wagner (ankle) also sat out Wednesday, although he should be ready to go by this weekend. “Well, he would probably be probable questionable at this time, if we had to label it,” Carroll said. “We don’t know. He wanted me to make sure to not be optimistic. I said, ‘I can’t do that. You’re going to play. I know you’re going to play.’ I hope that really confused you.”
Safety Quandre Diggs (ankle) is likely to miss the Cardinals matchup, as he has been unable to return to the practice field after suffering a high-ankle sprain last Sunday. “I don’t know how he’s going to do,” Carroll noted. “He couldn’t do anything yet today. We’ll see later in the week like all our guys are going all the way to game day. As far as I know for Diggs, he would be that way, too.”
Linebacker Mychal Kendricks (hamstring) and cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hamstring) both got limited work in on Wednesday.
The Seahawks updated practice participation reported will be released later Thursday afternoon.
