Seahawks Rule Out Josh Jones With Hamstring Injury

Injured while covering a punt, Josh Jones won't return to action and the Seattle Seahawks will have to use Teez Tabor or Joey Blount in dime sets for the rest of the game.

Corbin K. Smith | Dec 4, 2022

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After being listed as questionable with an illness leading up to Sunday, the Seahawks will be without versatile reserve safety Josh Jones for the rest of their road game against the Rams.

Appearing to come up lame while covering a Michael Dickson punt in the first quarter, Jones was promptly ruled out by the Seahawks with a hamstring injury. With him sidelined, Teez Tabor and undrafted rookie Joey Blount are the only two active backups behind starters Quandre Diggs and Ryan Neal, who is playing through a bruised elbow.

Earlier in the week, Jones missed a pair of practices due to a flu-like illness that swept through Seattle's locker room this week. He was one of 11 players who were sent home by the team on Thursday.

Jones, who replaced an injured Jamal Adams as a starter in a Week 2 loss at San Francisco, eventually lost his starting job to Neal in Week 5 at New Orleans. Logging 375 defensive snaps and playing extensive special teams in the first 11 games, he has 27 tackles, a pass breakup, and a fumble recovery on the season.

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Published Dec 4, 2022

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.