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Seahawks S Marquise Blair Exits with Knee Injury vs. Patriots

Now down to their third string safety, the Seahawks ruled out Blair within minutes of being helped off the field, a bad sign for the severity of his knee injury.
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Seahawks S Marquise Blair Exits with Knee Injury vs. Patriots
Seahawks S Marquise Blair Exits with Knee Injury vs. Patriots

A disastrous first half for the Seahawks secondary just got much worse with Marquise Blair being helped off the field with a grueling knee injury, giving them only three available safeties for the remainder of the game.

While making a tackle on Patriots running back Sony Michel, Blair's right knee was struck inadvertently by linebacker K.J. Wright's helmet and his leg buckled. He immediately grabbed his knee writhing in pain and trainers rushed onto the field to tend to him.

Blair initially wasn't able to put any weight on the injured leg, but when he got to the tunnel, he did manage to gingerly walk on his own. He was ruled out for the rest of the game by Seattle moments later, which isn't a good omen for the severity of the injury.

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Already without Quandre Diggs, who was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on receiver N'Keal Harry late in the first quarter, the Seahawks inserted Lano Hill into the lineup at free safety and Ugo Amadi replaced Blair as the team's primary nickel cornerback.

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.

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