Seahawks coach Macdonald says 2 key returns could come this week

Not just one but two key players for the Seattle Seahawks’ offense could return from injury this week.

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The 3-3 Seahawks designated right guard Anthony Bradford for return to practice on Monday, just under a month since he was placed on injured reserved with a knee injury.

Head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters Monday that Bradford will play in Sunday’s Week 7 contest against the Kansas City Chiefs should he make it through the week of practice, per Seahawks.com’s John Boyle.

Running back Zach Charbonnet is also in consideration to make his return to the field on Sunday. Charbonnet suffered a torn ACL in January in a playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers.

The Seahawks designated Charbonnet to return to practice on Oct. 1, opening a 21-day window where Seattle must activate him from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and onto the 53-man active roster, or otherwise rule him out for the season. While activating him this week wouldn’t guarantee he would play Sunday, Macdonald said there’s a chance he could play vs. the Chiefs, per Boyle.

The Seahawks’ offense could certainly use the returns of both Bradford and Charbonnet. Seattle ranks 18th in the NFL with 107.2 rushing yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry.

Bradford has started 39 of his 43 career games since the Seahawks drafted him in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of LSU, including all 17 regular season and three playoff games last season. He played in Seattle’s Week 1 win over New England last month but has been out of action since.

Charbonnet, a second-round pick by Seattle out of UCLA in 2023, ran for a career-high 730 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2025.

Seattle has been without rookie running back Jadarian Price, a first-round pick out of Notre Dame, for the past three games due to a chest injury that landed him on injured reserve. Price cannot return until at least after Sunday’s game.

Macdonald also said tight end Elijah Arroyo will be out for a significant period due to a shoulder injury suffered in a loss last Thursday in Denver. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday morning that Arroyo is “most likely” headed to injured reserve, ruling him out for at least four games.

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