The Seattle Seahawks have added right tackle Brandon Shell to Friday’s injury report as questionable to play against the San Francisco 49ers.
Shell, who has been battling an ankle injury for the last month, was actually placed on the report due to close contact with someone positive for COVID-19. He was removed from Friday’s practice to be safe.
Coach Pete Carroll conveyed what he knew after the walkthrough.
“There was a close-contact situation,” Carroll explained. “He’s tested negative and all of that, but we’re just monitoring it to make sure he’s OK, so he wasn’t out today, we didn’t have him on the field today. It’s a developing situation we’ve got to figure out. He’s tested clear, but somebody that he’s worked with hasn’t, outside of the program, so we just got to make sure he’s OK. We don’t know, I don’t know what to tell you about that other than that.”
Carroll was not certain whether or not Shell would need to be placed on the COVID-19 list as a result of his exposure.
This story is continuing to develop.
