The Seahawks’ team facility returned to full power Friday, according to multiple reports from beat writers.
The Virginia Mason Athletic Center lost power as a result of severe winds that hit Tuesday night. The team spent two days working off generators with limited electricity and cold showers.
The bomb cyclone, carrying winds of 50-75 mph, killed two people in western Washington and knocked out power to half a million people.
“For the most part, the prep has been great,” quarterback Geno Smith said Thursday. “Obviously, without power at home, it’s going to hinder some things, but guys have been doing a great job at studying. It allows you to spend extra hours at the facility, you know, if you don’t [have] power at home. You’ve got power here, so you can spend extra hours here and just study.
“We’re not going to use it as an excuse. There’s a lot of people without power, and we’re just blessed to be able to come to work and still do our jobs.”
The Seahawks are still dealing with the effects of a severe weather event that hit Western Washington this week.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, the team’s facility continues to not have power on Thursday, and there is also no hot water.
The club worked off of backup generators on Wednesday and is still doing so. While practice will still be at the facility in Renton, Wash., on Thursday, the club may move Friday’s practice to Lumen Field.
The bomb cyclone, carrying winds of 50-75 mph, killed two people in western Washington and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
The 5-5 Seahawks are set to host a divisional matchup with the 6-4 Cardinals on Sunday.
The Seahawks’ team training facility lost power as a result of severe winds that hit Tuesday night, Brady Henderson of ESPN reports.
The bomb cyclone, carrying winds of 50-75 mph, killed two people in western Washington and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
The Seahawks were working off limited backup power Wednesday, forcing them to adjust their schedule.
Position meetings were held in the same room.
“We pushed some things back,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. “There’s some things we don’t have in the building, but we’re just fine.”
The Seahawks were able to practice outside Wednesday afternoon after the winds subsided.
“It’s all about the way you look at it,” receiver DK Metcalf said. “I don’t think it’s impacted us as much. We still got to come in. We still got to install. The Cardinals aren’t making any excuses, so we can’t make an excuse for ourselves. We still got our install in and we still were able to walk-through and now go out there to practice.”
Cardinals defensive lineman Darius Robinson is nearing his NFL debut.
Neither he nor coach Jonathan Gannon is committing to Robinson playing this week, but he had his first back-to-back practices since injuring his calf Aug. 22.
“It’s hard to put into words,” Robinson said, via Darren Urban of the team website. “When it’s time, I’ll just put it on tape.”
He played 10 snaps in the preseason but hasn’t played a real game since the Cotton Bowl in January while he was still at Missouri.
The Cardinals made Robinson a first-round draft pick in April.
His calf injury sent him to injured reserve to start the season. The Cardinals designated him to return Oct. 9, and he had a limited practice.
But Robinson’s mother died, so he didn’t practice again until this week.
Robinson said he was “heartbroken” over the loss of his mother.
The Cardinals activated him from injured reserve Oct. 28 before his 21-day practice window closed.
Safety Rayshawn Jenkins took a step back toward the Seahawks lineup on Wednesday.
The team announced that Jenkins has been designated for return from injured reserve. The move opens a 21-day window for Jenkins to practice with the team before they reach a deadline to activate him or not.
Jenkins has missed the last four games with a hand injury that required him to have surgery after Week Six. Jenkins, who is in his first year with the Seahawks, had 38 tackles and a fumble recovery in the first six weeks of the season. Jenkins returned that fumble 102 yards for a touchdown in a loss to the Giants.
The Seahawks also announced that they have signed tight end Tyler Mabry, who was waived off the active roster Monday, and quarterback John Rhys Plumlee to the practice squad. Linebacker Jamie Sheriff was placed on practice squad injured reserve.
