Week 8 concludes Monday night in Seattle as the Seahawks (4-3) host the Chicago Bears (5-2) at Lumen Field.
Running back Zach Charbonnet, who tore his ACL in Seattle's NFC divisional round playoff win against the San Francisco 49ers in January, is primed to make his 2026 season debut. He does not carry a game status on the final injury report, indicating he will be available.
The situation for first-round rookie running back Jadarian Price is less clear. Price has missed the last four games with a chest injury while on injured reserve and would need to be activated by 4 p.m. today. ESPN has reported he will play, and coach Mike Macdonald said, "We're going to let the transaction speak for itself on that one."
If the defending Super Bowl champions are to defeat the high-flying Bears attack led by quarterback Caleb Williams, the Seahawks will need to run the football. Doing so would keep Williams on the sideline and slow Chicago's pass rush, which is critical for quarterback Sam Darnold, who has the NFL's worst expected points added (EPA) per dropback when pressured at -0.63. Seattle traded for Quenton Nelson, and there is a likely chance Nelson will debut blocking for both of the Seahawks' top backs.
"We have a plan for Zach and with JD," Macdonald said Saturday. "If we were to make a move, that would happen on Monday to my knowledge. We'll see if that's what we do. We have some things going on roster-wise that we're working through right now, but we have a plan for Zach."
The Seahawks have two more weeks to decide on Price's status before he would be required to move to season-ending injured reserve. If Price is not activated for Week 8, Charbonnet would likely share the rushing workload with Emanuel Wilson, who leads the team in rushing yards (403), rushing touchdowns (three), and carries (111).
