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Injury news during Super Bowl week is never what a team wants to see, but the Seattle Seahawks are dealing with it after cornerback Nick Emmanwori suffered a sprained ankle during Wednesday’s practice.
Emmanwori, however, isn’t missing his first chance in a Super Bowl ring in his first NFL season.
“Feel good,” he told reporters Thursday during a Super Bowl press briefing. “The coaching staff has a good plan for me…I’ll be ready to go.”
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Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks speaks to the media before Super Bowl LX at the San Jose Convention Center on February 4, 2026 in San Jose, California. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
The injury occurred while Emmanwori was defending a pass during practice, rolling his ankle, which resulted in a sprain. Luckily it was a low ankle sprain, as a high ankle would be much more difficult to play on.
Emmanwori left the training ground alone, with his teammates and coaches coming alongside him as reinforcements.
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Head coach Mike Macdonald said Wednesday the team will “go from there and figure out what the next steps are.”
A potential defensive rookie of the year, Emmanwori has been a crucial part of the NFL’s best defense this season. The 35th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft started 11 of 14 games during his rookie year, totaling 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one interception.
What made Emmanwori great in his inaugural season was his versatility, his ability to fly around the field in both running and passing situations. Emmanwori has broken up 11 passes this year.
Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks reacts during the second quarter of the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovitch/Getty Images)
In the event Emmanwori can’t go Sunday or struggles to play to the best of his abilities, Ty Okada could take over the nickel spot for Seattle.
Emmanwori isn’t the only Seahawks player dealing with something this week despite having time off. Quarterback Sam Darnold has been nursing an oblique injury throughout the playoffs, but Macdonald said he is “exactly on schedule” as to where he needs to be for Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium.
Darnold was also dealing with the oblique problem when he threw three touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game victory over the Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl.
Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks looks on during an NFC NFL Championship football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
As always, football players will do whatever it takes to perform on game day, and even more so now that it’s Super Bowl week.
