Seahawks First-Round RB Jadarian Price Headed to IR After Practice Setback
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Price aggravated the chest injury at practice this week.
Drafting a running back in the first round is already a luxury purchase, and now the ' shiny new toy is headed straight to the garage. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, rookie is heading to injured reserve.
The first-round pick aggravated a chest injury during practice this week. Thanks to the IR designation, Price is now mandated to miss a minimum of four weeks before he can even think about seeing the field again.
The timing is brutal for a squad trying to find its footing. The Seahawks are coming off a frustrating 33-31 shootout loss to the last Sunday and desperately needed all hands on deck to get the offense rolling.
Spending premium draft capital on a running back is basically like buying a boat. It looks incredible on day one, it makes all your friends jealous, and then you spend the rest of the season dealing with unexpected maintenance issues. Aggravating a chest injury in a midweek practice is just the football gods reminding front offices about positional value.
Fantasy managers who burned a high draft pick on the rookie are now frantically scrolling the waiver wire for a pulse. Meanwhile, anyone looking to bet rushing props this weekend has to completely recalibrate the math with the primary ball carrier shelved.
now has to pivot their offensive game plan ahead of a Sunday night clash with the . As for Price, the clock starts now on a month-long waiting game to see if the rookie can salvage the back half of his debut season.