Drew Lock threw a pair of touchdowns passes, including a 19-yard strike to Jake Bobo late in the third quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-13.
The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back the same quarterback combo from last season and addressed one of their needs on the offensive line. Seattle reached agreement with quarterback Drew Lock and offensive lineman Evan Brown on one-year contracts.
The last time Geno Smith started at quarterback on the opening of the NFL season as eight years ago. That will change on Monday night when Smith starts for the Seattle Seahawks in their highly anticipated matchup with Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos.
When the decision was made about the future direction of the Seattle Seahawks, the choice was to trust in Pete Carroll and the belief he can again turn his team into a championship contender.
Drew Lock will get a significant amount of playing time in Seattle's final preseason game and still has a chance to win the Seahawks' starting quarterback job, said coach Pete Carroll.
Drew Lock returned to practice for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 this past week and missing the team’s second preseason game.
Geno Smith could have gained an edge over Drew Lock for Seattle's starting quarterback job, but a sloppy performance by the Seahawks damped the mood in a 27-11 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Pete Carroll said the team had no indication quarterback Drew Lock had COVID-19 symptoms until the end of practice a day earlier and lamented the QB missing out on a chance to start Thursday's preseason game against Chicago.
A couple of hours after practice, Seattle Seahawks' quarterback Drew Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and will miss the team’s preseason game against Chicago.