One of the bright spots of the Seattle Seahawks’ opening week loss to the San Francisco 49ers was Nick Emmanwori. The versatile rookie safety recorded the team’s first tackle for loss of the 2025 season.

It was the fifth play of the season. It was Emmanwori’s final defensive play.

Emmanwori exited the game with a limp and an unknown ankle injury, which Mike Macdonald initially thought might not be a high-ankle sprain.

That tune changed on Monday afternoon, with the worse diagnosis coming true. No decision has come yet as to whether he will miss a good portion (minimum four weeks) of the season, but it’s certainly a huge loss in potential opportunity for the promising second-rounder. After looking a bit lost early this summer, fans may have been surprised to see Emmanwori climb off the p

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