The Seahawks will welcome two players back from injured reserve when they host the Washington Commanders on Sunday, with running back Kenny McIntosh and receiver Dareke Young both being activated on Saturday.
Cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly was waived to make room on the 53-man roster, which already had a vacancy, with Austin Faoliu being released earlier in the week and subsequently added to the practice squad.
In addition to these moves, the Seahawks also signed tackle Jason Peters from the practice squad for the third consecutive season. Peters has split time at right tackle with starter Stone Forsythe over the last two games, playing 26 snaps two weeks ago against Cleveland and 16 snaps last weekend in Baltimore. Peters also worked at guard in practice, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said, giving the Seahawks more depth there with Anthony Bradford sidelined with a knee injury. Since this is Peters’ third promotion to the training squad, he would have to be added to the 53-man squad in order to take part in further games.
McIntosh, who injured his knee in Seattle’s mock game in August, has been practicing for the past three weeks and Carroll said the rookie is ready to go, it’s just a matter of getting him on the roster. McIntosh gives the Seahawks additional running back depth with DeeJay Dallas listed as questionable due to a shoulder injury, although Carroll said Dallas looks like he’s ready to play as well.
“Kenny is ready to go,” Carroll said Friday. “We’ll figure out how this will work, we don’t know yet.”
Young, who underwent surgery for an abductor muscle injury earlier in the season, only returned to practice this week but is already ready to play and expects to take on a big role on special teams right away.
“He also had a very good week,” Carroll said. “…He was impressive. He had a very good season for us last year. We have high expectations for him to contribute, particularly in the teams but also in other aspects. This week he seemed to be in full swing.” “