Carlos Hyde plus 3 starters inactive, leaving Chris Carson as Seahawks’ runner at Miami
Chris Carson was apparently on his own in Miami.
The Seahawks made number-two running back Carlos Hyde inactive for their game Sunday at the Dolphins. That wasn’t a total surprise. Hyde had been questionable to play because of a shoulder injury. He was in a red, no-contact jersey for practices this past week.
That left Carson Seattle’s lone proven running back Sunday.
The team’s leading rusher had also been questionable to play, but was active. He sprained his knee late in Seattle’s win over Dallas the previous weekend.
That was because Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill twisted his leg after a tackle. The league fined Hill $6,522 for that trick that left Seahawks coach Pete Carroll “pissed.”
Travis Homer and fellow former University of Miami Hurricane DeeJay Dallas were the other active running backs Sunday. Dallas, the rookie fourth-round draft choice, had yet to play a down on offense entering Sunday. He played a dozen snaps on special teams against the Cowboys in his NFL debut last week.
All-Pro safety Jamal Adams, cornerback and Miami native Quinton Dunbar and rookie starting linebacker Jordyn Brooks were inactive. The team had declared them out for the game on Friday.
Ryan Neal was expected to make his first career start, for Adams. That’s because backup strong safety Lano Hill was inactive for the second consecutive game because of a back injury. Tre Flowers started at right cornerback for Dunbar, for the second consecutive week. Cody Barton started for Brooks at linebacker, next to Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright.
Seattle’s other inactive player Sunday was reserve offensive lineman Kyle Fuller.
Starting cornerback Shaquill Griffin (shoulder), rookie starting right guard Damien Lewis (ankle) and special-teams ace Neiko Thorpe (hip) were active. They had been questionable to play.
This story was originally published October 4, 2020 at 9:15 AM.
