The Seattle Seahawks are sending second-round running back Jadarian Price to injured reserve after he aggravated a chest injury in practice, a setback that will keep him out at least four games and interrupt a rookie season that had barely begun.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the move on Saturday. Price, 22, had already been managing the injury, and the latest flare-up in practice was enough for the club to place him on IR rather than try to play through it week to week.
Under current rules, that designation means he cannot return before the four-game minimum has passed, so Seattle will have to reorganize its backfield in the meantime.
The timing is awkward for a player Seattle invested in heavily. Price arrived as one of the more decorated backs in the 2026 draft class.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranked him No. 2 among running backs, and the Seahawks took him in the second round.
He signed a four-year rookie contract worth $16,993,244, including an $8,818,724 signing bonus, with a fifth-year option attached. Those terms reflected both his college résumé and the expectation that he could contribute early.
Before the NFL, Price’s path was uneven. A four-star recruit and the 17th-ranked running back in the 2022 class, he missed his entire freshman season with a torn Achilles. He returned and produced over the next three years, eventually earning first-team All-American recognition in 2025 as a kick returner.
Across four college seasons, he carried the ball 270 times for 1,607 yards, a 6.0-yard average, and 19 touchdowns, and he added 12 receptions for 122 yards and two more scores.
The numbers were not those of a workhorse back, but the efficiency and special-teams value made him an attractive second-round prospect.
His professional debut has been modest. Price has appeared in three games in 2026, rushing 28 times for 119 yards without a touchdown.
That is a small sample, and it is too early to treat the production as a verdict on his fit in Seattle’s offense.
The chest injury now removes him from the evaluation entirely for at least a month, and possibly longer if the aggravation proves stubborn.
For the Seahawks, the practical question is depth. A second-round rookie going to IR in early October forces coaches to lean on whoever remains healthy behind him, and it delays the chance to see whether Price can grow into a larger role.
For Price, the setback is familiar in one sense and new in another. He has already rebuilt once after a major injury in college.
This time, the issue is a chest problem that has returned rather than a single catastrophic tear, and the calendar gives him a defined minimum absence before he can resume working his way back onto the field.
