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Sam Darnold will start for the Seattle Seahawks against the Washington Commanders on Sunday despite being injured since Week 1. The quarterback suffered a glute and hip injury five snaps into the season opener but has fully participated in practices this week. Coach Mike Macdonald confirmed Darnold’s readiness, noting that his injury was not serious, described as a "soft-tissue injury" by a team spokesperson.
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.
Sam Darnold will be making a quick return to the gridiron.
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Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters Friday that Darnold, who has been injured since the team’s 13-10 Week 1 win over the Patriots, will be ready for Seattle’s game against the Commanders on Sunday.
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who → tell → Sunday
Darnold, 29, suffered a glute and hip injury just five snaps into Seattle’s season opener and was on the sideline for its 31-7 Week 2 win over the Cardinals.
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Darnold → suffer → Cardinals
Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury said that Darnold looked “great” in his return thus far, The Athletic reported.
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Athletic → say → return
Despite the initial scare, Darnold’s injury was not thought to be serious, with a Seattle spokesperson describing it as a “very unique, soft-tissue injury” to his hip.
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spokesperson → think → hip
ESPN reported last week that Darnold was not going to be placed on IR but could miss at least four weeks.
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Darnold → report → weeks
“It was after I got the CT scan, and you can take a better look at the anatomy of the hip bone,” Darnold told reporters.
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Darnold → get → reporters
“That was when the doctor brought the good news to me.”
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doctor → bring → me
He added that the injury is not related to the oblique injury he suffered during Seattle’s Super Bowl championship run.
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he → add → run
“When you have an injury to your hip, or anywhere, all the muscles around that area tighten up a little bit,” Darnold added.
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Darnold → have → area
“Continuing to keep it loose and strong, making sure that I’m good coming back.”
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I → continue → it
Following his injury, Darnold said that watching the Seahawks play New England — whom they beat in the Super Bowl in February — was difficult to bear.
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they → follow → February
“It’s not fun,” Darnold said Thursday, according to ESPN.
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Darnold → ’ → ESPN
It’s tough to get hurt, but to see the way that … Drew [Lock] came in and how well he played and really just protected the football, I was really happy to see that.”
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I → ’ → that
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