Jadarian Price will not suit up against the Cowboys on Saturday, leaving the Seattle Seahawks without a back they had hoped to evaluate in preseason. Mike Macdonald made the call official after Price worked through Friday’s walk-through but still could not get cleared for game day.
The ruling answers the question that mattered most for Saturday: whether Price would be available after missing several days of practice this week because of upper leg soreness. For a player trying to make a case in the backfield, the missed time matters, and the fact that he still did not dress after taking part in the walk-through points to a setback that is more than a minor inconvenience.
That absence lands at a time when the Seahawks are trying to sort out depth behind the running backs they are evaluating. Price has been expected to help replace Kenneth Walker III, who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs during free agency, and he has also been fighting for the lead-back job with George Holani. Zach Charbonnet is still recovering from a torn ACL, which leaves the team with less margin for error as it tries to get a clear read on the position.
Macdonald’s decision also underscores the practical problem for Seattle: a player can move through walkthrough work and still be unavailable when the game arrives. In this case, the upper leg soreness kept Price out long enough that the team decided not to risk him against the Cowboys, and that makes the timeline the next thing to watch.
What happens next is simple enough, even if the answer is not yet known: Price must get back on the practice field before Seattle can know whether the soreness is a short pause or a problem that keeps him out longer. For now, the Seahawks will have to continue their evaluation without him, and Saturday’s missed chance only sharpens the uncertainty around who is ready to carry the load.
