Seahawks' Quenton Nelson, Sam Darnold among starters ruled out - ESPN

RENTON, Wash. — One week after arriving via a trade, Seattle Seahawks All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson needs a «minor procedure» on his knee, coach Mike Macdonald said Friday.

Sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Nelson's surgery will be to clean out cartilage in his knee.

Macdonald said Nelson will not go on injured reserve, and he'll be designated as week-to-week.

Nelson and quarterback Sam Darnold, who has a quad injury, are among six starters ruled out by the Seahawks (4-4) for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals (3-5) at Lumen Field. The others are defensive tackle Leonard Williams (stinger), outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (ankle), left tackle Charles Cross (ankle) and wide receiver/returner Rashid Shaheed (knee).

While Nelson is out, Seattle will move Grey Zabel back to left guard and reinsert Anthony Bradford into the starting lineup at right guard. After acquiring Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, the Seahawks moved Zabel to right guard, where Bradford had been their starter.

«He had something that he was dealing with when he got here and we re-imaged it and it was aggravated to some degree,» Macdonald said of Nelson's injury. «We've kind of done the due diligence, and everybody agrees that it's best to take care of it now and play the long game. He'll be week-to-week at this point.»

Nelson, 30, played every offensive snap in the Seahawks' loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. He was seen this week with a sleeve on his right leg, was listed as limited Wednesday and did not practice the past two days.

«I can't give you all the details on what it was and what we found,» Macdonald said. «Obviously, he passed the physical, so I think