Kam Chancellor rejoined the Seahawks on Wednesday after sitting out training camp and the team's first two regular season games, and to this point, the team hasn't said whether or not the strong safety will see snaps in the team's home opener against the Chicago Bears.
But Seattle head coach Pete Carroll shed additional light on the subject during his Friday morning segment with KIRO Radio, noting Chancellor appears ready to play this Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
"He's looked like he's in just rare form," Carroll told KIRO Radio's Dori Monson. "He's been working out really hard, he's really lean, and ready to go. He was anticipating coming back with the thought that he worked out really hard to get here, so he looked great both days - the hard days of the week (Wednesday and Thursday). So he looks like he's going to be able to play some football, and we're looking forward to that."
The Seahawks received a roster exemption for Chancellor, so the All-Pro was able to return to practice immediately upon rejoining the team. That means a transaction will have to be made to move Chancellor to the 53-man active roster before he can see any play time, and if he does play, Carroll said Chancellor's snaps will be monitored in what will be his first live-action since Super Bowl XLIX.
"We're going to have to see how his timing is making his tackles, making his hits and fits on the running game and all that kind of stuff," Carroll said. "He knows where he's supposed to go. The practice is important and there is something to that. Some guys can handle it a little better than others and I think Kam's one of those guys, but he may be a little rusty and we'll try to protect him and make sure he doesn't play too much."
Carroll said he's looking forward to seeing the reception Chancellor will draw when he does take the field for the first time in 2015.
"His attitude has been great, his teammates have embraced him returning, as have the coaches and everybody in the organization, and I'm sure that our fans will too," Carroll said. "He's a great kid, he's been a great leader, he's been really the centerpiece of everything we've been doing, and I hope everybody will receive him in that fashion."
The Seattle Seahawks take on the Chicago Bears for Week 16 of the 2021 season, the 17th regular season meeting between the two teams. Take a look back at some of their previous matchups.
Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton (34) leaves Seattle Seahawks cornerback Cornell Webster (38) sprawling as he gains 11 yards with a pass from quarterback Bob Avellini in first quarter, Sunday, Nov. 5, 1976 in Chicago. Play was good for a first down. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ray Butler (83) eludes Chicago Bears cornerback Reggie Phillips (48) during an NFL game in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20, 1987. The Seahawks defeated the Bears 34-21. (AP Photo/Damian Strohmeyer)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Chuck Knox hears words of encouragement from Bears head coach Mike Ditka following the Seahawks 17-0 loss to the Chicago Bears on September 9, 1990 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks Cortez Kennedy (96) during a game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois against the Chicago Bears from his 1999 season. The Seahawks beat the Bears 14-13. Cortez Kennedy played for 11 seasons all with the Seahawks, was an 8-time Pro Bowler and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.(David Durochik via AP)
Umpire Darrell Jenkins, left, flies into the pile as Chicago Bears quarterback Chris Chandler (12) scores on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, in Seattle. At right are Seahawks' Norman Hand (96) and Cedric Woodard (98). (AP Photo)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Bernard Berrian, left, catches a 40-yard pass for a touchdown as Seattle Seahawks' Kelly Herndon, center, and Oliver Celestin, right, defend during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 in Chicago. (AP Photo)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Mike Williams (17) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the second half an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 18: Linebacker Julian Peterson #59 of the Seattle Seahawks eyes the quarterback against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, November 18, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle won the game 30-23. (AP Photo/Thomas E. Witte) Julian Peterson
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS CHICAGO BEARS - Julius Jones scores on a 39-yard touchdown catch and run up the sideline in the first quarter.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch carries the ball against the Chicago Bears defense and safety Danieal Manning, right in the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, left, talks with his brother, Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett, right, after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Bears 26-0. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16) makes a touchdown reception against Chicago Bears defensive back Kyle Fuller (23) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
