Seahawks LG Quenton Nelson to undergo ‘minor’ knee procedure

Recently acquired three-time All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson will undergo a “minor” knee procedure and miss the Seattle Seahawks’ game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, head coach Mike Macdonald announced during his Friday news conference.

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Macdonald said Nelson is “week to week” and won’t be placed on injured reserve.

Macdonald said Nelson reaggravated a knee issue he was already dealing with when Seattle acquired him in a blockbuster trade with the Indianapolis Colts last week. Nelson played all 63 offensive snaps in the Seahawks’ loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night.

“He had something that he was dealing with when he got here and we re-imaged it and it was aggravated to some degree,” Macdonald said. “So we’ve done the due diligence, and everybody agrees that it’s best to take care of it now and play the long game. So he’ll be week to week at this point.”

With Nelson out, 2025 first-round draft pick Grey Zabel will move back to left guard and Anthony Bradford will return to the starting lineup at right guard. Both were the starters at those positions before the Nelson trade necessitated some shuffling along the offensive line.

Zabel started every game at left guard last season and the first seven games this season before moving to right guard for Monday night’s game. Bradford made 40 starts at right guard over the past four seasons before being replaced by Zabel last week.

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