Jenkins has played every snap this season, but has been listed on Seattle’s practice reports for two weeks with a hand injury. He has damaged a ball in his left hand in each of the two games.
Jenkins will also be eligible to return for the Seahawks’ Event 12 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Well, Von Wallace and Coby Bryant are Seattle’s third and fourth safeties, respectively, behind Jenkins and fellow starter Julian Love. The team also recalled Ty Okada from its practice squad on Wednesday to give him more intensity.
Jenkins’ absence is another mistake for a defense that has been shorthanded for much of the week.
The Seahawks put outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu on full IR speed and don’t expect him to return until late in the season. The defensive rookie facing Byron Murphy II, Seattle’s first-round pick, is working out heading into Wednesday in hopes of recovering from the hamstring shock that sidelined him for three games.
But the accidents have hit the back of Seattle’s defense. The Seahawks placed nickelback Artie Burns on IR beyond this speed, and the conditions of cornerbacks Riq Woolen (ankle) and Tre Brown (ankle) are uncertain as Seattle prepares to play games against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Woolen did not play the game at full speed as the Seahawks fell to the San Francisco 49ers in their third straight loss.
The team added a cornerback to its practice squad on Wednesday, signing former Tennessee titan Eric Garror.
Educator Mike Macdonald said Wednesday that the proper version of George Fant (knee) is moving forward, but he won’t come off IR at this rate. Fant began the season as Seattle’s starter with Abe Lucas physically unable to achieve the record. Macdonald said the team won’t take advantage of Lucas’ practice window at this speed.
