Seahawks rule C Connor Williams and 2 others UT for Week 11

The Seattle Seahawks have made their game-time designations for Sunday’s Week 11 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, and it’s a mixed bag of good and bad news.

First, let’s get the bad news out of the way: starting center Connor Williams, who has played in every Seattle game this year, has been ruled out. The reason? Well, we’re not entirely sure. Officially, it’s listed as “non-damage related: personal.” Williams missed this week’s practice with the same designation. From now on, neither he nor the Seahawks have explained why he has missed so much time. This puts backup center Olu Oluwatimi in line to get his first start of the season.

In addition, tight ends Noah Fant and Brady Russell are also ruled out. Look for freshman AJ Barner to be the go-to guy again in their absence.

The good news is that while the interior of Seattle’s offensive line may take a hit without Williams, right tackle Abe Lucas will likely be back! Lucas doesn’t have a designation, and as an active participant in practice this week – in addition to being officially activated from the PUP list – it appears he will make his debut in 2024!

With him should be wide receiver DK Metcalf. After missing the last two games with an MCL sprain, Metcalf returned to practice and also has no playing time designation. Getting Lucas and Metcalf back in the fold will be huge for the Seattle offense.