Seahawks Get Uchenna Nwosu and Rashid Shaheed Back for Raiders; Cross, Nelson Still Out

The Seattle Seahawks will have edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed back for Sunday's trip to Las Vegas. Both missed the last two games, Nwosu with an ankle injury and Shaheed with a knee injury, and neither carries a game status on Friday's final report, Field Gulls reported. Four starters are still out: quarterback Sam Darnold, defensive tackle Leonard Williams, left tackle Charles Cross and guard Quenton Nelson.

The defensive front gets the bigger lift. Nwosu was limited Wednesday and then moved up to full participation, according to the team's Seahawks.com report. Last week he tried the same ramp-up and was back to not practicing by Thursday, so getting through this week clean matters. His health has been a problem for years. He played only six games in both 2023 and 2024, and through seven games this season he has one sack and two tackles for loss. Williams is still out with the stinger he suffered against Chicago, but nose tackle Brandon Pili returns from a back injury after practicing fully on Friday.

The offensive line gets no help. Cross practiced on a limited basis Thursday, then went back to not practicing Friday, and he and Nelson will both sit again. Drew Lock is in line to start at quarterback again for Darnold. He was limited all week while managing elbow tendinitis and an oblique injury, but Seattle Sports noted he has no game status. Shaheed, a full participant all week, gives Lock another receiver next to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Linebacker Derick Hall (back) missed Friday's practice but was not given a designation.

The overall list is much shorter than last week's, when Seattle ruled out a season-high seven players against Arizona. Everyone not listed as out is expected to be available.

What it means for Sunday in Las Vegas

Seattle is 5-4 and coming off a 17-3 home win over the Arizona Cardinals, which followed a 34-17 loss to Chicago. The defense has been the steady part of the team lately. It held both Kansas City and Arizona to three points in two of the last three games, and Nwosu's return adds another pass rusher to a unit already in good form. The offense has topped 20 points only once in its last five games. With Lock limited and two starting linemen out, that is the bigger concern heading into the CBS broadcast at Allegiant Stadium. Shaheed's speed gives the offense a downfield threat it has been missing.

The market rates Seattle clearly ahead. The Seahawks are favored at -270 on the moneyline at Novig, one of 12 venues on this site's board, where the Raiders are +257. Seattle is favored by 6.5 points, priced at -104 at Novig with Las Vegas +6.5 at -100. The total is 40.5, with the over at -102 and the under at -100. Sportsbook hold across the venues runs from 2.9% to 5.0% on the spread and 3.5% to 5.0% on the moneyline, so the venues are only slightly apart. Novig's near-even pricing on both sides of the spread and total sits at the tight end of that range.

For full season numbers, see the Seahawks team page.