Chancellor opted to end his holdout after Week 2 and Carroll said that Chancellor will play on Sunday after coming back to the team.
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While Seattle could give Chancellor another week to practice with the team after ending his holdout on Wednesday, Carroll said on KIRO that Chancellor’s familiarity with a defense that “has really been built” around his abilities makes it easier to put him on the field after so little time on the field.
Free safety Earl Thomas said before practice that Chancellor “looked smooth” when he returned on Wednesday. Chancellor is listed at 232 pounds but Carroll said he weighed in at 226.
Chancellor rejoined his teammates this week after a lengthy contract holdout that caused him to miss two games.
Sunday’s home opener against the Bears kicks off at 1:25pm and you can hear it on KPUG 1170AM. He’s really lean and ready to go.
Richard said Chancellor got reps with the first unit as well as the backups during practice Thursday.
“That was between me and business and I would rather address that and handle that after the season when the time is permitted”, Chancellor said. “He knows where he is supposed to go but the practice is important – there is something to that. We’ll try to protect him and make sure he doesn’t play too much”.
RB Marshawn Lynch is listed as questionable for the Bears game with a calf injured in Green Bay Sunday. And as people continue to speculate about offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell’s playcalling, Graham’s usage will continue to be a point of contention, but the three-time Pro Bowler says that he’s not complaining about whether or not he gets the ball. He’ll run (Saturday) and we’ll see if he’s okay. “But it will go all the way to gameday”.
Out: CB Tharold Simon (toe), S Steven Terrell (hip). Lynch suffered the injury during last Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers. In the process, Chicago lost starting quarterback Jay Cutler for at least a few games due to a hamstring injury.
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“I thought (Clausen) had a great week”, said John Fox, in his first season as head coach in Chicago.
