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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-25 · by Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is aiming to recover from a glute injury in time to play against the Washington Commanders on Sunday. After missing practice since injuring his glute during the season opener, Darnold practiced Wednesday for the first time and expressed optimism about playing this weekend. Coach Mike Macdonald indicated that the team could decide by Friday whether Darnold or backup Drew Lock will start in the game. Darnold led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title last season but was sidelined after getting sacked in the opener, leading initial concerns of a potentially long-term injury.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Sam Darnold, the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, is expected to return from a glute injury in time to play against the Washington Commanders on Sunday after missing one game. Coach Mike Macdonald confirmed that Darnold will start despite initially being injured during Seattle’s season-opening victory over the New England Patriots. In his absence, backup quarterback Drew Lock led the Seahawks to two wins. Meanwhile, the Commanders are struggling with their own injuries; star quarterback Jayden Daniels is out after suffering a dislocated elbow against the Dallas Cowboys, leaving Marcus Mariota as their starter for the home opener. Despite these challenges, Washington managed to secure a surprising victory over Seattle in Week 3, largely due to three critical turnovers by the Seahawks and a strong performance from Mariota. The game ended with the Washington Commanders defeating the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 33-31.
Written for “Seahawks vs Commanders_game_updates” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is taking his recovery from a glute injury day by day, but said Thursday he hopes to return for Sunday’s game at Washington.
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he → take → Washington
Darnold practiced Wednesday for the first time since he was injured on the first series of the Seahawks’ season-opening win over New England.
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he → practice → England
“Feeling good,” Darnold told reporters Thursday.
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Darnold → feel → reporters
Continuing to balance the reps and do everything I need to get ready.”
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I → continue → everything
Coach Mike Macdonald said a day earlier that Darnold had returned to practice but was not taking all of the first-team snaps.
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Darnold → say → snaps
He said the Seahawks could determine by Friday whether to start Darnold or backup Drew Lock against the Commanders.
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Seahawks → say → Commanders
“I’m striving for that,” he said.
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he → strive → that
The plan is for Darnold to gradually increase his practice reps each day.
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Darnold → increase → reps
He also has to get in the mindset of “not worrying about the hip at all. Just going out there, playing football, playing fast.”
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He → have → football
Lock took over in the opener and helped the Seahawks to a 13-10 victory over the Patriots.
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Lock → take → Patriots
He started last Sunday’s 31-7 win at Arizona.
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He → start → Arizona
Darnold did not miss a game last season as he led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title.
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he → miss → title
He threw for 4,048 yards with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions as Seattle won a franchise-record 14 regular-season games.
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Seattle → throw → games
He admittedly was worried after he was sacked by New England’s Dre’Mont Jones in the opener.
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he → sack → opener
Darnold sought treatment on the sidelines before limping to the locker room.
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Darnold → seek → room
“There’s some things that happen on the field.
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that → ’ → field
You get banged up a bit.
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You → bang → ?
Something feels weird and you feel weird coming off to the sideline and you’re able to shake it off after a couple of minutes.
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you → feel → minutes
The pain lingered and I wasn’t able to throw.
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I → linger → ?
That was the main concern,” he said.
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he → say → ?
Darnold was taken to a hospital, where he watched the final minutes of the game on his phone, concerned about how long he’d be out.
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he → take → phone
At first, it was believed that Darnold had a hip injury, but an MRI later ruled that out.
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MRI → believe → that
“It had a huge impact of potentially being out for the year to, ‘OK, it might only be a few weeks or a couple of weeks.’
uncertain
it → have → weeks
That changes your mindset drastically,” he said.
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he → change → mindset
“It was a good boost that I needed while I was in there.”
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I → need → that
The Seahawks have been just fine so far with Lock, who has thrown four touchdown passes — all to star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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who → throw → Njigba
“(Lock) is a baller,” Darnold said.
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Darnold → say → ?
Cool to see his process throughout the week and how he attacked it.
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he → see → it
To go out there and perform the way that he did it was no surprise.”
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he → go → it
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