The two Super Bowl teams, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, hit the practice field Thursday for real for the first time since their wins in the conference championship round. And that gives us a better idea of their overall health thanks to the daily practice report.
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Seattle’s injury report is perhaps a bit more encouraging than on Wednesday, when it was an estimation of how much players would have practiced. The big news in that respect is that linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who is dealing with a new chest injury, was limited in practice Thursday after it was estimated that he would have not participated on Wednesday.
It’s not all good news for the Seahawks, though.
Starting left tackle Charles Cross, who has been banged up with lower-body injuries since mid-December, did not practice Thursday with a foot issue. He has also dealt with hamstring and knee problems over the past month and a half. Cross was estimated to be limited on Wednesday.
Reserve tackle Amari Kight (knee) and tight end Eric Saubert (hamstring) also did not practice Thursday.
Seattle had a total of eight players limited Thursday, including Jones. The others were:
• WR Jake Bobo (hand)
• QB Sam Darnold (oblique)
• OT Josh Jones (ankle, knee)
• S Julian Love (shoulder)
• FB Robbie Ouzts (neck)
• FB Brady Russell (hand)
• LB Drake Thomas (limited)
Linebacker Chazz Surratt (ankle) was the lone Seahawks player who was listed as a full participant Thursday with an injury designation.
As for the Patriots, their injury report was a bit smaller than Seattle’s, with nine players list compared to the Seahawks’ 12.
Three Patriot players did not practice Thursday: linebackers Harold Landrys (knee) and Robert Spillane (ankle), and tackle Thayer Munford (knee, illness).
Five Patriots were limited, most notably quarterback Drake Maye with a shoulder injury. The other four limited players were tight end Hunter Henry (rest), wide receiver Mack Hollins (abdomen), running back Terrell Jennings (hamstring) and tackle Morgan Moses (rest).
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Defensive tackle Joshua Farmer (hamstring) was New England’s lone player with an injury designation to be a full participant in practice Thursday.
The Seahawks and Patriots have 10 more days for players to rest up before the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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