Drew Lock suffers oblique injury, Week 10 status uncertain: Seahawks may have to start Jalen Milroe

Drew Lock suffered an oblique injury during the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and his status for Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders is uncertain, Mike Macdonald said. The injury briefly sent Lock to the medical tent.

Lock entered the game with elbow tendonitis and was only playing because Sam Darnold was out with quad and rib injuries. Darnold suffered a quad injury right at the end of Seattle’s Week 8 loss to the Chicago Bears and played with a cracked rib.

Lock, making his second start in place of Darnold this season, went 19 of 28 for 175 yards and a touchdown in the 17-3 victory, although he clearly wasn’t 100 percent.

If neither Lock nor Darnold can play in Week 10, the Seahawks (5-4) would turn to third-string quarterback Jalen Milroe. They also have Adrian Martinez on their practice squad.

The Seahawks have little margin for error. Entering “Sunday Night Football,” the defending champions were the No. 8 seed in the NFC, one spot out of the playoffs.

Who is Jalen Milroe?

The Seahawks took Milroe, an Alabama product, in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Milroe, now 23, had a checkered career with the Crimson Tide. In 2023, as a redshirt sophomore, he threw for 2,834 yards, 23 touchdowns and just six interceptions and added 531 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. He finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting. That seemed to set the stage for a monster 2024, but instead Milroe regressed as a passer and threw 11 interceptions. He still had 726 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground, but it wasn’t the outcome he was hoping for.

If he was needed next week, Milroe would drastically alter the Seahawks’ offense, likely making it more run-heavy. He played three career NFL snaps and ran on all three for a total of 4 yards. Seattle had one of its best rushing performances Sunday with 120 yards, and the Raiders struggled to defend the run.