Seahawks WR Jake Bobo suffers 'serious' knee injury, coach says - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo went down Friday with what appears to be a serious knee injury, coach Mike Macdonald told reporters.

Bobo was hurt during Seattle's joint practice against the Tennessee Titans while being taken to the ground near the sideline. His right knee was examined before he was carted off the field.

The Seahawks took a knee and prayed for Bobo once practice ended.

«Our heart goes out to Jake Bobo,» Macdonald said. «It seems like it's going to be a serious knee [injury]. We're going to get it imaged, but early returns are [that] it looks like it's a long-term injury. That's unfortunate.»

Bobo, 28, was projected to serve as Seattle's No. 5 receiver and factor heavily on special teams.

Bobo became something of a folk hero among Seahawks fans when he made the team out of training camp in 2023 as an undrafted rookie. He caught three touchdown passes over his first two seasons as a reserve receiver then had only two receptions in 11 games last season. He played in the Seahawks' Super Bowl LX victory less than two weeks after surgery to repair a hand fracture, which he suffered in the NFC Championship Game.

«It hurts, man,» quarterback Sam Darnold said of seeing Bobo go down. «He's one of those guys that he works, he talks a lot of stuff and he's kind of like [Devon Witherspoon] in a way, offensively. He brings the juice every single day, and he just does his job. So it sucks to lose Bobo but I know he's going to attack it and be better whenever he comes back.»

The Seahawks re-signed Bobo to a two-year, $5.5 million contract in March, matching the offer he'd received from the Jacksonville Jaguars as a restricted free agent.

«He's a beast, man,» Macdonald said. «Just a great