Uchenna Nwosu’s return to the Seattle Seahawks didn’t last very long

Seattle Seattle linebacker Uchenna Nwosu made his 2024 season debut on Sunday and suffered yet another injury.

Nwosu sustained a thigh injury during the Seahawks’ 29-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Nwosu suffered the injury during the second quarter of the game. Nwosu came up limping after rushing quarterback Daniel Jones.

Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said Nwosu is out for Thursday’s Week 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers and seemed to suggest he could be out longer.

“We won’t get him back Thursday and then we’ll see here in the next few days if it’s going to be longer than that,” Macdonald told reporters on Monday.

Nwosu had missed the Seahawks’ first four games of the season with a MCL sprain he sustained during the Seahawks’ third preseason game. He was on the field for 20 snaps against the Giants, making two tackles.

Nwosu, who came to the Seahawks on a two-year, $19 million free agent deal in 2022, registered 9.5 sacks, 66 tackles, 26 quarterback hits and 12 tackles for loss in his first season with Seattle. Nwosu signed a three-year extension worth up to $59 million in July 2023, but he has plagued with injuries since then.

Nwosu suffered a season-ending pectoral injury in Week 7 of the 2023 season. The MCL sprain kept him out until Sunday and his appearance against the Giants was his first regular season play since Oct. 2023. Now he’ll miss the Seahawks’ game on Thursday and he could be out multiple weeks.