By Friday afternoon, the Seahawks injury report looked more like an injury scroll.
Out was safety Tedric Thompson. Questionable was safety Bradley McDougald, defensive tackle Jarran Reed, cornerback Shaquill Griffin, running back Rashaad Penny, and offensive linemen D.J. Fluker and Germain Ifedi. Even long snapper Tyler Ott missed practice with an illness.
And it had to make you wonder: Is there any chance Pete Carroll would punt Sunday night’s game against the Chiefs knowing all the Seahawks had to do was beat the lowly Cardinals next week to make the playoffs? Would he rest players who could otherwise play for the sake of long-term health?