​Nick Emmanwori injury update: Seahawks roster moves are bad sign for safety’s Week 1 status originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Seattle Seahawks are in danger of not having a key defender when they take the field against the New England Patriots on Wednesday night.Safety Nick Emmanwori is listed as questionable to play in the Week 1 game against the Patriots due to an ankle injury.Emmanwori has at least a decent chance to play, though, as he did turn in three limited sessions during the week.However, a few Seahawks roster moves might be a bad sign for his chances of playing.Nick Emmanwori injury leads to Seahawks movesAccording to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Seahawks have signed safety AJ Finley off the practice squad and are elevating safety Rodney Thomas.”With Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori questionable for tonight’s opener vs. the Patriots due to an ankle injury, Seattle signed safety AJ Finley off the practice squad and elevated safety Rodney Thomas II from the practice squad,” he said.While these moves could be done as a precaution, it’s safe to say that preparing two safeties to possibly play isn’t what you want to see right now.It would make sense for the Seahawks to sit Emmanwori.After all, it’s only Week 1 and the Seahawks have to think about the long haul. The last thing they can afford, even with their elite defense, is for Emmanwori to aggravate his injury and miss an extended period of time.The Seahawks will release their list of inactives an hour and a half before the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff, so we’ll have confirmation of Emmanwori’s status then.MORE NFL NEWSAshton Jeanty injury update from Raiders all but confirms RB’s Week 1 statusIs Jadarian Price or George Holani the Seahawks’ lead back in Week 1?Is TreVeyon Henderson playing tonight? Latest injury update on Pats RB