Seahawks bring one player back from IR, send another one to IR

The Seattle Seahawks have activated reserve nickel cornerback Artie Burns off of injured reserve and onto the active roster.

Burns has been out since injuring his toe in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers. Even though he was ruled doubtful for Sunday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers, the Seahawks have opted to bring Burns back the same week he was designated for return to practice.

Unfortunately, Burns’ return comes with the likely realization that second-year safety Jerrick Reed II is likely done for the season. Reed was placed on injured reserve with a quad issue that must have come up in last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals. With a mandatory four-game stint on IR, Reed’s regular season is over at the very least, and given there’s a limit to how many players can return from IR (8 in the regular season, 10 in the playoffs), it’s reasonable to think he won’t be back at all even for the postseason. Seattle only has two more IR-return slots it can use the rest of the regular season.

It’s a second straight season of injury for Reed, who showed promise as a special teams player. He tore his ACL late in his rookie season while covering a punt, and spent training camp and much of the regular season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Seattle Seahawks players still on Injured Reserve

• S K’Von Wallace (ankle) – Returned to practice in Week 15, hasn’t been activated yet
• DT Cameron Young (knee) – Eligible to return since Week 14, hasn’t been designated to return to practice
• OL Stone Forsythe (hand) – Eligible to return since Week 13, hasn’t been activated yet
• OL George Fant (knee) – Eligible to return since Week 15, hasn’t been designated to return to practice
• OL Anthony Bradford (ankle) – Eligible to return in Week 17
• S Jerrick Reed II (quad) – Out for regular season
• OLB Joshua Onujiogu (undisclosed) – Out for season