Sam Darnold Discusses Recovering From His Injury, Drew Lock's Performance | Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold met with media to discuss the injury he suffered in Week 1, the emotions that followed, and the CT scan that brought good news. He said he is striving to play Sunday while taking his recovery day by day after a positive Wednesday practice, and credited his hospital stay with giving him perspective. Darnold also praised quarterback Drew Lock for how he played in his absence, detailed his prep for Washington's multiple defense, and highlighted wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba's big performance. • (0:22) Darnold describes the flood of emotions and worst-case scenarios that ran through his mind after leaving the field in Week 1. • (0:48) He didn't get good news until a CT scan gave doctors a clear look at the hip bone. • (1:07) Darnold says he is striving to play Sunday while taking it day by day; (1:19) his hip responded well to Wednesday's practice aside from some soreness, and (3:30) the plan is to keep increasing reps as long as he progresses. • (2:41) His time at Harborview was eye-opening — seeing what other patients were dealing with gave him perspective while he worried about his own timeline; (3:20) he admits talk of the injury affecting his career crossed his mind. • (1:59) He praises quarterback Drew Lock for how he prepared and protected the football in his absence, saying no one in the building was surprised; (7:53) he recounts helping Lock simplify his reads and identify defensive problems and solutions. • (7:08) Washington's multiple, position-flexible defense makes preparation challenging, making clean IDs in practice and walkthroughs key. • (4:37) Head Coach Mike Macdonald's view that Darnold's recovery turned sharply upward last week matched his own daily improvement; (5:27) his greatest joy was getting back on the practice field with teammates, and (8:36) he credited wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba's big performance as an outside observer. Subscribe and hit the bell to see the latest Seahawks press conferences » https://shwks.com/SeahawksPressPass Subscribe to Seahawks Podcasts: https://shwks.com/youtube Seahawks Insiders » https://shwks.com/SeahawksInsiders Hawk Talk » https://shwks.com/HawkTalk Seahawks Stories » https://shwks.com/SeahawksStories The Huddle » https://shwks.com/TheHuddle Seahawks Rewind » https://shwks.com/SeahawksRewind Hawks Live » https://shwks.com/HawksLive Big Ray's Garage Grind: Mental Health Edition » https://shwks.com/GarageGrind All Seahawks Podcasts » https://shwks.com/Podcasts #SeattleSeahawks #Seahawks #NFL The official Youtube of the Seattle Seahawks. Member of the NFC West in the National Football League. Instagram »   / seahawks   TikTok »   / seahawks   Twitter »   / seahawks   Facebook »   / seahawks   Snapchat »   / seahawks   You might also enjoy some of the following NFL Channels. NFL Films » https://bit.ly/2MDSCKf NFL » https://bit.ly/1C8BDFd NFL Network » https://bit.ly/29yN2HA NFL Throwback » https://bit.ly/2PhvhQ6