The Seattle Seahawks won’t have their Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams ready for 2023 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. This was confirmed by the team’s head coach, Pete Carroll, on Friday.
During an appearance on 93.3 KJR-FM radio, Carroll said that Adams is still some time away from getting back on the field. According to Carroll, the Seahawks don’t want to risk anything and will wait until the 27-year-old is 100% ready to play.
“If you watched him work out, you would not think that he couldn’t go,” Carroll said. “He’s really working hard at it, but we’ve got to make sure that once he’s back, he stays back, so we’re going to be really careful with how we do that.”
Adams suffered a torn quad tendon in the 2022 season opener and had to undergo surgery that ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. The Seahawks activated him off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list in late August, but he has yet to start practicing.
Seattle doesn’t have to rush Adams backs, considering they have signed veteran safety Julian Love to a two-year, $12 million deal in the offseason. Love is set to start opposite Pro Bowler Quandre Diggs until Adams is ready to return to action.
