Seahawks G Quenton Nelson to Have Knee Surgery, Expected to Avoid IR
Quenton Nelson will have surgery to clean out cartilage in his knee and is expected to miss a few weeks without going on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport reported
Seattle will be without Quenton Nelson for at least the next stretch. The Seahawks guard is headed for surgery to clean out cartilage fragments in his knee that had been bothering him, Ian Rapoport reported Friday, and the plan is to keep him off injured reserve with a timeline of a few weeks.
#Seahawks G Quenton Nelson will have surgery to clean out some cartilage in his knee, sources say, as fragments had been causing an issue recently. The plan is for Nelson to avoid Injured Reserve, and his timeline is a few weeks. Seattle has two games, then a Week 11 bye.View on X →
Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet): #Seahawks G Quenton Nelson will have surgery to clean out some cartilage in his knee, sources say, as fragments had been causing an issue recently. The plan is for Nelson to avoid Injured Reserve, and his timeline is a few weeks. Seattle has two games, then a Week 11 bye.
Nelson is out for Sunday's home game against the Arizona Cardinals (3-5), after Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said earlier Friday that Nelson would miss the week. Seattle (4-4) then plays at the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 10 before a Week 11 bye, the window Rapoport said the club is working around while Nelson recovers without an IR designation.
The eight-time Pro Bowl guard only recently arrived in Seattle. The Seahawks acquired Nelson from the Colts on Oct. 27 for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, adding him as an interior cornerstone on an expiring deal. He has played eight games this season between Indianapolis and Seattle.
Keeping him off IR preserves flexibility if the cleanup goes as planned and he is ready after the bye. For now, Seattle's offensive line loses its highest-profile interior piece for the Cardinals and, at minimum, the Raiders road trip that follows, with a clearer picture expected once the surgery is done and rehab begins.