Seahawks 2023 Draft Class Battling Injury Bug - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Dealt an unexpected blow on offense with Jaxon Smith-Njigba potentially missing the start of the regular season and Mike Morris' status uncertain, the Seattle Seahawks continue to struggle keeping incoming draft picks healthy this preseason.

Corbin K. Smith | Aug 23, 2023

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In a not-so-welcomed Tuesday morning news drop courtesy of ESPN's Adam Schefter, fans learned that the Seattle Seahawks could potentially open the regular season without Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who was scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a broken bone in his left wrist.

Hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang discuss the ramifications of Smith-Njigba's injury and who may be called upon to step up in his absence while breaking down a busy day of injury news coming out of the VMAC, including surgery for fellow rookie Mike Morris and the impending return of safety Jamal Adams.

Smith and Rang also tackle listener mailbag questions such as whether or not the emergence of undrafted rookies says more about the players or the state of the team and dish out their first "Tell The Truth Tuesday" wisdom of the 2023 season coming out of Seattle's first two exhibition games against Minnesota and Dallas.

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Published Aug 23, 2023

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.