Hill is the only player missing from
the optional practice due to contract
negotiations.
The Seahawks have their own version of the 12th man on the sidelines and it's not the rabid, screaming fan edition.
Twelve players are sitting out of camp for various injury related reasons, except for linebacker Leroy Hill who skipped practice due to contract negotiations.
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Deion Branch (WR) – Anthroposcopic knee surgery
Leroy Hill (LB) – Contract hold out, practice is optional
Patrick Kerney (DE) – Recovering from November shoulder surgery
Cory Redding (DE/DT) – Recovering from knee and groin injuries that put him on IR in December, team feels comfortable that his knee won’t be a problem in 2009 after ample testing
Mike Wahle (LG) – Recovering from late November shoulder injury
Walter Jones (LT) - Recovering from knee surgery
Brandon Miller (LB) – Recovering from late December wrist injury
D.D. Lewis (LB) – Precautionary, possibly recovering from December shin injury
Brandon Coutu (PK) – Precautionary, possibly recovering from groin injury
Kelly Jennings (CB) – Precautionary, possibly from November groin injury
Michael Bumpus (WR) – Unknown
DeMichael Dizer (CB) – Unknown, Signed as undrafted free agent in 2008
Injury assumptions based on past reports
UPDATE: O'Neil has the list:
K Brandon Coutu (hip); CB Kelly Jennings (shoulder); WR Michael Bumpus (foot); CB DeMichael Dizer (knee); WR Deion Branch (knee); G Mike Wahle (shoulder); DT Cory Redding (knee); DE Patrick Kerney (shoulder); LB D.D. Lewis (leg); LT Walter Jones (knee). Unsure on the injury to DE Brandon Miller, he's done some rehab on his legs and also suffered a wrist injury toward the end of last season.Reach Aaron Weinberg at nextseasonsports@gmail.com
