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Week 2 Injury Report: Seahawks at Steelers

Details on the Seahawks’ injury situation heading into their Week 2 game in Pittsburgh, including game status designations.

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Friday Injury Report

The Seahawks will welcome multiple players who missed Week 1 due to injury, but will be without at least one and likely two key members of their secondary when they face the Steelers on Sunday.

Safety Nick Emmanwori, who suffered a high ankle sprain in last week's game, has been ruled out, as expected, while cornerback Devon Witherspoon is doubtful due to a knee injury.

Those are the only players with injury designations, meaning outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (knee), receiver Jake Bobo (concussion) and receiver Dareke Young (hamstring) are all good to go after missing Seattle's season opener. Also ready to play after showing up on the injury report this week are safety Julian Love and defensive tackle Jarran Reed, who do not have injury designations.

The Steelers, meanwhile, will be without three defensive starters, with cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring), safety DeShon Elliott (knee) and defensive tackle Derrick Harmon (knee) all ruled out.

Seattle Seahawks

Out

  • S Nick Emmanwori (ankle, did not participate)

Doubtful

  • CB Devon Witherspoon (knee, did not participate)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Out

  • CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring, did not participate)
  • S DeShon Elliott (knee, did not participate)
  • DT Derrick Harmon (knee, did not participate)

Thursday's Injury Report

The Seahawks were without a few key players in their secondary for Thursday's practice as they get ready for their Week 2 game in Pittsburgh. In addition to rookie safety Nick Emmanwori, who has a high-ankle sprain, the Seahawks were also without cornerback Devon Witherspoon (knee) for a second straight day, while safety Julian Love (groin) went from limited on Wednesday to not practicing on Thursday. Also out on Thursday was defensive tackle Jarran Reed (back), who was limited a day earlier.

In some positive injury news, receiver Jake Bobo, who missed last week's game with a concussion, is now off the injury report, indicating that he has cleared the concussion protocol. Receiver Dareke Young, who missed last week's game with a hamstring injury, went from limited Wednesday to full participation on Thursday, while outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (knee) was a full participant for the second straight day.

For the Steelers, starting cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring) and starting defensive tackle Derrick Harmon (knee) missed practice for the second straight day, while starting safety DeShon Elliott (knee) went from not practicing Wednesday to limited on Thursday.

Seattle Seahawks

Did Not Participate

  • S Nick Emmanwori (ankle)
  • S Julian Love (groin)
  • DT Jarran Reed (back)
  • CB Devon Witherspoon (knee)

Full Participation

  • LB Ernest Jones IV (shoulder)
  • LB Uchenna Nwosu (knee)
  • WR Dareke Young (hamstring)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Did Not Participate

  • CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring)
  • S DeShon Elliott (knee)
  • DT Cameron Heyward (NIR-resting vet)
  • DE Derrick Harmon (knee)

Full Participation

  • LB Nick Herbig (hamstring)
  • OL Calvin Anderson (illness)
  • LB T.J. Watt (NIR-resting vet)

Wednesday's Injury Report

The Seahawks kicked off their practice week ahead of Sunday's game in Pittsburgh with two players not participating due to injury, safety Nick Emmanwori, who exited last week's game with an ankle injury, and cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who is listed with a knee injury.

Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Monday that Emmanwori has a high ankle sprain and could end up on injured reserve, which would require him to miss at least four games, but on Wednesday Macdonald said the decision of whether or not to put the rookie safety on IR would wait until late in the week.

Macdonald was not asked about Witherspoon, so there was no further update on his status. Witherspoon was slow to get up after Josh Jobe's fourth-quarter interception on Sunday, but he eventually jogged off after the play and was back for the next defensive series, and played all 76 defensive snaps in the game.

The Seahawks are hoping to get three players back from injury who missed the opener, receiver Jake Bobo (concussion), receiver Dareke Young (hamstring) and outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (knee). Young was limited in practice Wednesday, while Bobo and Nwosu were both full participants.

Asked what Nwosu's return to the defense will mean, whether it comes this week or in the near future, Macdonald said, "We know what he brings, he's incredibly smart, tough as crap, great all-around football player, great game runner, and great intuition. He's a leader for us. This is a guy that, you haven't felt it on the field as much in the last year, but he's bringing it every day in the meeting, in the building for our football team. It's going to be awesome, whenever he gets back, just to have him out there."

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Seattle Seahawks

Did Not Participate

  • S Nick Emmanwori (ankle)
  • CB Devon Witherspoon (knee)

Limited Participation

  • LB Ernest Jones IV (shoulder)
  • S Julian Love (groin)
  • DT Jarran Reed (back)
  • WR Dareke Young (hamstring)

Full Participation

  • WR Jake Bobo (concussion)
  • LB Uchenna Nwosu (knee)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Did Not Participate

  • CB Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring)
  • S DeShon Elliott (knee)
  • OL Calvin Anderson (illness)
  • LB T.J. Watt (NIR-resting vet)
  • DT Derrick Harmon (knee)

Limited Participation

  • LB Nick Herbig (hamstring)
  • DT Cameron Heyward (NIR-resting vet)

The Seahawks and Steelers face off on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Kickoff is set for 10:00 a.m. PT. Take a look back through history at the Seahawks' matchups against the Steelers.

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