5. Injury updates.
The Seahawks opened camp with veteran outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu on the physically unable to perform list, the result of offseason knee surgery. While there’s no specific timeline on Nwosu’s return, Macdonald said it could be a little bit before he’s back.
“We’ll see,” he said. “We’ll go into the preseason probably, throughout the rest of camp, and then we’ll go from there. We’ll just hold onto the timeline right now, but we’re not necessarily close right now.”
In a more positive development, rookie receiver Tory Horton was back on the field after being held out for most of the offseason program due to a knee injury during his final year at Colorado State.
“We have plan to bring him back full speed, but when he’s out there, he’s full go, we’re just kind of managing his reps right now,” Macdonald said. “But he’s doing a great job, he’s right in the mix.”
Veteran nose tackle Johnathan Hankins opened camp on the non-football injury list, Macdonald said, but as more of a precaution than a serious injury concern.
“Right now he’s on NFI,” he said. “He’s working through a back right now. Long term I think he’s going to be fine, but working through it. Hank’s a vet, he’s a 12-year guy. We’re taking our time with it, so we’re not in a hurry.”
Also sidelined Tuesday was cornerback Shaquill Griffin, who is dealing with an illness.
“Shaq just had a little bit of an illness last night, so we’re just being precautious,” Macdonald said.
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