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The Seattle Seahawks dealt with a weird quarterback controversy this past week. Geno Smith, who was questionable to play in Week 15 due to a groin injury, was active for Seattle’s “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, but did not start. It was instead Drew Lock under center for the second game in a row, who threw a 29-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to get Seattle back to .500.
Despite Smith’s injury and Lock’s success vs. Philly, head coach Pete Carroll said Smith will be back in the starting lineup this week when the Seahawks travel to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans.
“(Smith is) going to practice all this week and play in the game and away we go,” Carroll said, via Seattle Sports. ” … He might have done great (if he played on Monday), but at least we bought him another week and now he’s ready to go. He’ll have a full week of prep.”
As for what went down Monday night regarding the quarterback decision, Carroll said it came down to giving Smith as much time as possible to recover.
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Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/geno-smith-injury-update-seahawks-pete-carroll-says-qb-will-play-vs-titans-in-week-16/
Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2023-12-19 21:59:30
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