Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Sam Darnold is questionable to return vs. the New England Patriots after suffering a hip injury on the game’s opening drive.
.@Seahawks injury update: QB Sam Darnold is Questionable (hip).
— Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) September 10, 2026
Darnold went down face first to the ground while being sacked by a former Seahawk, defensive lineman Dre’Mont Jones. The replay didn’t show an obvious pull or tweak of the hip from movement here, but it was officially reported as a hip injury. Here’s what one fantasy football injury analyst said when looking deeper, along with the video embedded:
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They are calling it a hip injury. Not my first thought from video but when the thigh jams into the ground it loads the posterior hip too.
Clearly not dislocated since he limped off, this can cause fracture or labrum injury, we’ll see what the final… pic.twitter.com/QO2azB6iH3
— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) September 10, 2026
Tom Christ’s analysis doesn’t paint a hopeful picture that Darnold will return tonight. Considering the Seahawks trail the Patriots 7-0 with just 4:39 minutes to go in the second quarter, the best case scenario is probably that they emerge from halftime with their field general back. Check in @TheSeahawksWire on Twitter and our live blog for further updates.
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