More bad news for Rashaad Penny. Thanks to his latest hamstring flare-up, the Seahawks running back will be held out of tomorrow night’s game against Washington (Twitter link via Adam Jude of the Seattle Times). Beyond that, head coach Pete Carroll says that the injury could result in him reverting to IR, which would rule him out for the rest of the year. 
Penny’s hammy and calf issues have limited him to just four games this year. All in all, he has just 17 carries for 43 yards and one score on the year. He also sat out the majority of the 2020 campaign while recovering from a torn ACL.
On top of that, Travis Homer has been ruled out for this week with a calf injury. The Seahawks — already without Chris Carson thanks to a season-ending neck injury, are down to just Alex Collins, DeeJay Dallas, and newcomer B.J. Emmons. Practice squader Josh Johnson could be elevated for additional support, but the Seahawks may need to consider other options in the long-term.
For Penny, it’s yet another setback in what was shaping up to be a promising career. Through his first two seasons in the NFL, Penny notched 947 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns. And, in 2019, he managed a 5.7 yards per carry average, albeit in a limited sample size of 65 totes.
The Seahawks have already declined Penny’s fifth-year option, so he’s on course for free agency in the spring.
What a waste of a 1st round pick, I see why we always trade them away.
Picked for his health and durability, proceeds to be fragile and broken. That’s some 2004-2016 Mariners-style luck right there.
This is shocking news, said no one…
Never been available….
“Seahawks’ Rashaad Penny To Miss Time”
Not exactly headline news.
“Seahawks Rashaad Penny will not miss time”
Now that would be a headline story! Of course, that’s pure fantasy.
I was thinking the same thing. When does he not miss time?
I always wondered why his middle name is Wortha. Rashaad Wortha Penney sounded odd. I know realize it was prophetic but also a bit over valued. I don’t know why they keep giving this guy a roster spot. He has never been really good and hurt most of his career.
Collins and Carson is a good combo both bruisers that will wear down a D. Carson is only healthy a little more than Penney. Seattle never seems to have 2 backs healthy at a time.