{"id":299451,"date":"2023-12-08T23:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299451"},"modified":"2023-12-08T23:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:24:20","slug":"seahawks-qb-geno-smith-groin-questionable-for-sundays-matchup-vs-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/seahawks-qb-geno-smith-groin-questionable-for-sundays-matchup-vs-49ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks QB Geno Smith (groin) questionable for Sunday&#x27;s matchup vs. 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A late-arriving groin issue has thrown Geno Smith&#8217;s status for Week 14 into question.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is questionable for Seattle&#8217;s rematch with San Francisco, according to the team&#8217;s injury report. Head coach Pete Carroll sounded less than certain his quarterback would be able to go Sunday, telling reporters Friday &#8220;we&#8217;ll see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He just tweaked his groin a little bit yesterday,&#8221; Carroll explained. &#8220;Just kind of stumbled over somebody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smith had already been playing through a triceps issue on his right (throwing) arm for the last few weeks, and he missed a small portion of Seattle&#8217;s Week 11 loss to Los Angeles, forcing backup Drew Lock into action, where he threw a game-changing interception that allowed the Rams to take the lead.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Week 14 NFL picks: Cowboys unanimously chosen to beat Eagles; Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes in duel?            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL Week 14 bold predictions: Matthew Stafford-led Rams upset Ravens; Dak Prescott COOKS Eagles            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL QB Index, Week 14: Brock Purdy storms into top five; Jake Browning vaults up rankings            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lock could end up starting Sunday against one of the NFL&#8217;s hottest teams in the 49ers, winners of four straight, including a dominant victory over the Seahawks on Thanksgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been waiting for this opportunity and looking forward to it and preparing for it,&#8221; Carroll said of Lock. &#8220;If this comes to pass, then he is as ready as he can get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At 6-6, the Seahawks currently stand ninth in the NFC, two places behind the final wild-card spot. They can&#8217;t afford many more losses if they hope to make it to the playoffs for a second straight season, increasing the importance of Smith&#8217;s participation, even in a season in which he has not matched his 2022 production.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks will hope his injury improves between now and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/seahawks-qb-geno-smith-groin-questionable-for-sunday-s-matchup-vs-49ers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A late-arriving groin issue has thrown Geno Smith&#8217;s status for Week 14 into question. Smith is questionable for Seattle&#8217;s rematch with San Francisco, according to the team&#8217;s injury report. Head coach Pete Carroll sounded less than certain his quarterback would be able to go Sunday, telling reporters Friday &#8220;we&#8217;ll see.&#8221; &#8220;He just tweaked his groin&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Seahawks QB Geno Smith (groin) questionable for Sunday&#x27;s matchup vs. 49ers - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/seahawks-qb-geno-smith-groin-questionable-for-sundays-matchup-vs-49ers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seahawks QB Geno Smith (groin) questionable for Sunday&#x27;s matchup vs. 49ers - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A late-arriving groin issue has thrown Geno Smith&#8217;s status for Week 14 into question. 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