"The Seattle Seahawks will be without starting center Jalen Sundell for multiple weeks because of a knee injury, coach Mike Macdonald said Monday. Sundell went down in the second quarter of Seattle's win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and did not return. The injury is not expected to end his season, nor will it require surgery, per Macdonald. But he may have to go on injured reserve, which would sideline him for a minimum of four games."
"In the meantime, the Seahawks will turn back to Olu Oluwatimi, a 2023 fifth-round pick who started the final eight games at center for Seattle last year after Connor Williams abruptly retired midseason. Oluwatimi was flagged for a snap infraction on his first play after replacing Sundell and later had a botched exchange with quarterback Sam Darnold. But Macdonald credited him with helping the Seahawks' run game come alive in the second half, as they finished with a season-high 198 rushing yards."
""Really excited for Olu," Macdonald said. "Talk about staying ready and then when his opportunity presented itself, he played some really good football for us. He was really a catalyst behind a lot of those runs." Oluwatimi appeared to be a slight favorite this offseason to remain Seattle's starting center until he injured his back in training camp, which opened the door for Sundell to win the job."
Jalen Sundell suffered a knee injury in the second quarter and will miss multiple weeks; the injury is not expected to end his season and does not require surgery, though he may be placed on injured reserve for at least four games. Olu Oluwatimi will return to the starting center role after replacing Sundell, initially drawing a snap infraction and experiencing a botched exchange with quarterback Sam Darnold but then catalyzing the run game. The Seahawks totaled a season-high 198 rushing yards in the second half. Sundell joined the team as an undrafted 2024 free agent and had been competing for interior offensive-line roles.
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