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RENTON Barkevious Mingo Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) ¡ª There¡¯s no more uncertainty about the Seattle Seahawks¡® situation at free safety. No more debate about whether Earl Thomas will practice or not, or whether a trade is coming.With Thomas gone for the year with a broken leg, the Seahawks are finally clear that Tedric Thompson is their starting free safety going forward.¡°We¡¯re excited about his play and he¡¯s just growing. He¡¯s really mature about stuff, he¡¯s really worked hard to understand the scheme and the principles of what we want and he plays really strict and disciplined football,¡± coach Pete Carroll said. ¡°You put that all together, it makes for a chance to be a very productive player.¡±Thompson will make his first NFL start Sunday when the Seahawks host the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams Ed Dickson Color Rush Jersey , and there could be no bigger test for a defensive back than facing the top passing offense in the league.Seattle got a good look at Thompson during the offseason and through training camp when he took the majority of the starting reps at free safety while Thomas was holding out because he was unhappy with his contract situation. Thompson played well in each of the first three preseason games and the Seahawks felt comfortable that if Thomas didn¡¯t return, or if a trade was made, they could go into the season with Thompson as their starter.Now, the Seahawks don¡¯t have a choice. It¡¯s Thompson¡¯s job for the foreseeable future.¡°He¡¯s a very hungry guy and we know he¡¯s going to come out there and be excited,¡± linebacker Bobby Wagner said. ¡°He knows that people are probably going to be looking at him and I think he¡¯s up for the challenge.¡±Thompson was a fourth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2017 and he was pegged as a potential starter from the outset. They liked his ability to make plays on the ball in space, even if he doesn¡¯t have the same kind of speed and coverage range as Thomas. He may not be like Thomas in having that rare ability to cover sideline-to-sideline Jaron Brown Color Rush Jersey , but he has enough that the Seahawks don¡¯t believe there will be a major drop off.¡°He¡¯s done everything right to be in this position. Before Earl came back he was the man we had put our faith and trust in. It wasn¡¯t blind faith. It was stuff we had seen all through camp. He was showing up making plays,¡± strong safety Bradley McDougald said. ¡°It gives me confidence to know who is behind me. Coming into this game there is no question I know what to expect from Tedric.¡±Wagner noted that when Thomas returned in time for the opener at Denver, Thompson had one of his best weeks of practice. Thompson didn¡¯t make an issue about possibly losing out on a significant opportunity just because Thomas was back. And now his chance is here, for the rest of this season and possibly beyond with the likelihood Thomas goes elsewhere following the season as a free agent.Even after Thomas returned, Thompson got on the field both in brief stints at free safety and in a few packages where Seattle goes with three safeties.Thomas¡¯ message when he spoke with Thompson this week was simple: ¡°Have fun. Play with confidence.¡±¡°I feel pretty comfortable with the fact that I know I have the trust coming from my teammates,¡± Thompson said. ¡°I feel pretty comfortable.¡±NOTES: Starting DE Frank Clark missed his second straight day of practice due to illness. But the Seahawks saw RB Chris Carson return to practice in a limited fashion after missing last week¡¯s game due to a hip injury. The Seahawks remain optimistic Carson will be able to play Sunday. RENTON Tre Flowers Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) ¡ª Safety Bradley McDougald, running back Chris Carson and right guard D.J. Fluker headlined a list of seven Seahawks players listed as questionable to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.McDougald (knee), Carson (hip) and Fluker (calf) each were forced out of last week¡¯s game against the Los Angeles Chargers due to their injuries. Only McDougald was able to get any practice work in this week for the team as he was limited in Friday¡¯s workouts.All three are expected to be game-time decisions.Delano Hill, a third-round pick in 2017, would make his first career start in place of McDougald if he is unable to play. It would leave the Seahawks with a starting secondary consisting entirely of players in their first or second year in the NFL against one of the league¡¯s most explosive offenses.¡°He had a good week,¡± head coach Pete Carroll said of Hill. ¡°These are two really good weeks. I mentioned it to you at the end of last week David Moore Color Rush Jersey , too, that he had really stepped up in the preparation, he got a lot of work.¡±Mike Davis is set to go in place of Carson with first-round pick Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise available as well. Carroll wouldn¡¯t say who would start in place of Fluker, but Ethan Pocic would be the most likely option.Linebacker K.J. Wright (knee), defensive tackles Shamar Stephen (foot) and Nazair Jones (illness) and guard Jordan Simmons (calf) are also listed as questionable.Carroll indicated that Wright and Jones should be able to play. Stephen had been away from the team this week getting treatment on his injured foot but has told the team he expects to be able to play as well.Cornerback Neiko Thorpe is doubtful to play due to a groin injury. It would be the third straight game he¡¯s missed due to injury.
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