Since trading with the Jets for Jamal Adams, the Seahawks haven’t seen him play a full season yet. In Week 1 of the 2o22 season, Adams suffered a quad injury and missed the rest of the year. The 27-year-old had nearly a full year to rehab from that injury and his return is on the horizon.
According to head coach Pete Carroll, the team is planning to activate Adma off the PUP list by Thursday. This is a step in the right direction for a player who’s been riddled with injuries since coming to Seattle. Adams and the Seahawks are looking to avoid any major injuries in the 2023 season.
Pete Carroll said Jamal Adams will not practice fully once he’s activated off the PUP
BREAKING: #Seahawks are expected to activate star safety Jamal Adams off of the PUP list this week, per the team.
A long awaited return. pic.twitter.com/tJj5vCPSUq
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) August 22, 2023
Speaking to the media in the afternoon yesterday, Pete Carroll said there’s a chance that Adams will make a return today. He said that the team has had discussions about that. Even if he doesn’t return today, Carroll said that Adams will be back by Thursday. Adams will not practice fully, but he will be able to take part in walk-throughs.
He suffered a torn quad in Week 1 vs. the Denver Broncos last season. Since joining the Seahawks in 2020, Adams hasn’t played more than 12 games in a season. During the 2021 training camp, Adams signed a four-year extension with the Seahawks with an annual average value of $17.5 million.
Injury updates from the #Seahawks
* Safety Jamal Adams expected to activated off PUP this week.
* Rookie WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba is likely out 3-4 weeks with a wrist fracture.
* LB Jordyn Brooks, coming off
a knee injury, is expected to play Week 1. pic.twitter.com/vOBmC2aa5f— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 22, 2023
With Adams still not fully practicing, the Seahawks have been using Julian Love as the other starting safety alongside Qunadre Diggs. When Adams is back and ready to go, the team plans to use all three players on the field at the same time. Love was acquired as a free agent this offseason after starting his career with the Giants. One of those three players will play that hybrid linebacker/safety role that a lot of teams like to use. Seattle has one of the strongest secondaries in the NFL this season.
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