After missing last week's win in Jacksonville, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen is trending toward playing Monday night against the Houston Texans.
' defense is inching toward finally being a full-speed. But we won't know until Monday night how close to 100 percent the unit gets for the primetime showdown In Saturday night's final injury report for Week 7, the Seahawks' secondary received some good news as cornerback Riq Woolen appear ready to go after missing last week's win over the Jaguars in Jacksonville.
Safety Julian Love and cornerback Devon Witherspoon remain questionable.Witherspoon has played in just two games this season and Love has been sidelined for two straight games as well.The Seahawks held the Jaguars to just two touchdowns last week and have been one of the NFL's best defenses this season. And most of that performance has come at less than full strength.Outside linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence and defensive end Leonard Williams received Thursday’s practice off for rest, Both are veterans with injury history, and aged 33 and 31 years old, respectively. The precautionary measures will allow them to keep their gas tanks full and stay in the game for meaningful snaps. If Love and Witherspoon can't go against Houston, Woolen, Josh Jobe, Derion Kendrick and veteran Shaq Griffin will again be asked to fill bigger roles.Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print , TV and radio . During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.
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