Seahawks QB Sam Darnold ruled out for Week 2 matchup against Arizona

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-seahawks/f5h1oOee/"]Seahawks[/a] lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/darnold-sam/zykWdDh4/"]Darnold[/a] early in a 13-10 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-patriots/G6oNfmi8/"]New England[/a] last week in a rematch of the Super Bowl.[/p][p]They visit Arizona on Sunday with no plans to put Darnold on injured reserve but no timetable for when he might return from what has been diagnosed as a right gluteal muscle injury, other than to call it a short-term injury.[/p][p]Head coach Mike Macdonald stated that the team isn't going to place Darnold on the injured list, which would automatically sideline him for at least four weeks.[/p][embed guid="e50f7539-77d5-4961-adf9-f2bb78faa4ff" url="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2100303345827151934?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Darnold exited early with what appeared to be a hip injury after a sack that ended Seattle's first drive.[/p][p]Medical exams found that the hip joint was unaffected by what the team dubbed a "very unique soft-tissue injury."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lock-drew/G0Ze4hlp/"]Drew Lock[/a], who rallied the Seahawks to victory over the Patriots as a fill-in after Darnold's injury, will likely make his first start since 2024 when Seattle visits the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arizona-cardinals/6guNl5qr/"]Cardinals[/a].[/p][p]The Washington Commanders (September 27th), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-chargers/K0iU7PXK/"]Los Angeles Chargers[/a] (October 4th), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-francisco-49ers/jBnfYoFr/"]San Francisco 49ers[/a] (October 11th) follow up on their schedule.[/p][infobox id="20b251ad-200b-415c-a27c-559697b10377" /]