Seahawks running back Jadarian Price was downgraded to out of practice Thursday, missing the session with a chest injury.
Price was limited in Wednesday’s practice.
He has 28 carries for 119 yards and four receptions for 21 yards, as well as two fumbles.
Running back Zach Charbonnet (knee) was limited in his return to practice. The Seahawks opened his 21-day return-to-practice window on Thursday as he works his way back from the ACL tear that ended his 2025 season in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Safety Ty Okada (hamstring) returned to limited work after sitting out Wednesday.
Offensive Grey Zabel (groin) and defensive tackle Jarran Reed (foot) had full participation after limited work Wednesday.
The rest of the report remained the same, with running back George Holani (rib) and safety Julian Love (calf) still limited.
Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel got a vote of confidence from head coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday, but he knows that the status quo on offense isn’t going to work.
The Chargers lost to the Bills last Sunday despite being plus-four in the turnover column and McDaniel said at a Thursday press conference that “we were the reason we lost a football game.” They had five turnovers over the first two games, so the unit had a big hand in those losses as well.
McDaniel said he hasn’t lost faith in the offense and thinks he has “a much better understanding” of what can bring out better play in quarterback Justin Herbert, but he acknowledged that results on the field are the only thing that matter.
“There has been improvement, but does anyone care? No, but we better improve. . . . I’m not trying to have moral victories or anything like that,” McDaniel said. “It’s steadfast that there’s things that we’ve done in the past three games that is active participation in losing the game. Flat out, our jobs are to improve everything. I’m not living in hope, I’m living in reality.”
It won’t be the easiest week to get on track as the Chargers will be in Seattle to face the Seahawks they try to bounce back from the end of their 12-game losing streak. McDaniel and the Chargers need to find a way, however, or the next vote of confidence may never come.
Seahawks safety Julian Love returned to practice on Wednesday. He was a limited participant.
Love strained a calf muscle at Thursday’s practice and missed Sunday’s loss to the Commanders.
He has two interceptions in two games.
The Seahawks practiced without safety Ty Okada (hamstring).
Running back George Holani (rib), running back Jadarian Price (chest), defensive tackle Jarran Reed (foot), defensive tackle Leonard Williams (rest) and guard Grey Zabel (groin) were limited.
Wide receiver Rashid Shaheed (hip), defensive tackle Brandon Pili (neck) and safety Nick Emmanwori (ankle) were full participants.
Before the 2024 draft, former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh had plenty of glowing things to say about former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
So it’s no surprise that Jim Harbaugh had many positive things to say about McCarthy to Harbaugh’s brother, John, before John’s Giants traded for McCarthy.
“I mean, John called me and asked me,” Harbaugh told reporters on Wednesday. “I said, you know, John, I love you. I love J.J. I think you guys would be . . .’ so, really, I’m telling you the same thing that I told my brother.”
For whatever reason, things didn’t work for McCarthy in Minnesota. But they worked for McCarthy in Michigan. Maybe McCarthy responds better to the Harbaugh rah-rah style. Maybe McCarthy’s second act with the Giants will go better than his first NFL stint.
However it goes, McCarthy needed a fresh start. And playing for Jim Harbaugh’s brother may be the next best thing to playing for Jim Harbaugh.
The Chargers offense ranks 20th, and quarterback Justin Herbert has three touchdowns and four interceptions and his passer rating of 73.4 ranks 26th. Los Angeles has more turnovers (six) than touchdowns (five) as a team.
Coach Jim Harbaugh said he has not considered taking control from offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.
“No, we trust Mike. We believe in Mike,” Harbaugh said, via Austin Knoblauch of the Los Angeles Times.
It’s not like Harbaugh has any other option but to publicly give McDaniel a vote of confidence and hope the former Dolphins head coach can fix it.
Harbaugh hired McDaniel this offseason to add a dynamic element to the offense, which hasn’t happened yet.
While Harbaugh issued his first public criticism of Herbert, saying Monday that Herbert needs “to be better” in his decision-making, the head coach hasn’t done the same with McDaniel.
“We’re searching for every possible way to give ourselves an advantage,” Harbaugh said. “Every possible way to not beat ourselves.”
In his postgame comments, Herbert pushed back against the idea that McDaniel’s scheme is too complex.
“He’s definitely a guy that we need to lean on; he’s done such an incredible job,” Herbert said, via Jonah Bronstein of the Associated Press. “It’s on us as an offense to run the plays the way he sees them, listen to coaching, and do our job to make those plays. And we haven’t done that for him. So obviously, we feel horrible.”
