Three key starters are questionable for Seahawks’ game against Chargers

The Seahawks had three key starters listed as questionable on their Friday injury report for Sunday’s pivotal matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers:

▪ Linebacker K.J. Wright (knee)

▪ Safety Bradley McDougald (knee)

▪ Running back Chris Carson (hip)

But coach Pete Carroll seemed confident after Friday’s practice that all three would be ready by Sunday and resting them was more precautionary than anything.

They also have guard Jordan Simmons and cornerback Neiko Thorpe as doubtful.

Carson ran for at least 100 yards in three of his past four starts but was limited in Thursday’s practice before Friday’s report. He was also listed with a hip injury when he missed the Seahawks’ win over the Cardinals on Sept. 30.

Wright missed each of the previous two practices after coach Pete Carroll said earlier in the week that Wright came out of Seattle’s game in Detroit against the Lions well. Sunday was his first game after missing the first seven weeks recovering from preseason arthroscopic knee surgery.

McDougald missed Wednesday’s practice and was limited on Thursday.

“He’s ready to go,” Carroll said. “We just wanted to rest him all the way through the week. He’s had a good week working off of the field.”

This story was originally published November 2, 2018 at 1:24 PM.