In something of a surprise, the Seahawks have ruled free safety Tedric Thompson on as out for Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with chest and ankle injuries.
Seven others were listed as questionable, including strong safety Bradley McDougald — who was away from the team getting a regenokine blood treatment on his trouble knee injury all week — starting offensive linemen D.J. Fluker (hamstring) and Germain Ifedi (groin), cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hip), snapper Tyler Ott (illness), defensive tackle Jarran Reed (oblique/groin) and running back Rashaad Penny (knee).
That means three of Seattle’s usual starting four secondary is questionable or out going against a Kansas City team that is second in the NFL in passing behind sterling second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes, as well as 40 percent of its usual starting offensive line.