Jake Bobo out for season with knee injury for Seattle Seahawks
RENTON, WASHINGTON - JULY 25: Jake Bobo #19 of the Seattle Seahawks talks with Drew Lock #2 during practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on July 25, 2026 in Renton, Washington. (Jack Compton / Getty Images)
The Seattle Seahawks will be without wide receiver Jake Bobo for the 2026 season after sustaining a significant knee injury in a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans on Friday in Nashville.
The Seahawks placed Bobo on the season-ending injured reserve list on Friday. Wide receiver Julian Hicks was signed to the open roster spot in Bobo's place.
Bobo was reportedly carted off the practice field after attempting to make a leaping catch.
"Our heart goes out to Jake Bobo," head coach Mike Macdonald said. "It seems like it's going to be a serious knee (injury). We're going to get it imaged. It looks like it's a long-term injury, so that's unfortunate."
Despite being fifth on Seattle's depth chart at receiver, his spot on the roster appeared fully secure after signing a two-year offer sheet with the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason that the Seahawks chose to match. The deal is worth $5.5 million over two seasons with $4.5 million fully guaranteed.
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Bobo is an extremely well-liked player in the Seahawks' locker room and has an outsized impact despite his limited roles. Bobo had only two catches for 20 yards and a touchdown last regular season, but delivered a critical touchdown catch in the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams.
He has 34 catches for 323 yards and three touchdowns over his three seasons in Seattle, but also has played a key role on special teams.
"It hurts," quarterback Sam Darnold said. "He’s one of those guys that works and talks a lot of stuff, kind of like Spoon (Devon Witherspoon) in a way, offensively. He brings the juice every single day. He does his job. It sucks to lose Bobo. I know he's going to attack it and be better whenever he comes back."
Cody White and Montorie Foster Jr. have been competing for a possible No. 6 receiver job, with Ricky White III and Emmanuel Henderson Jr. further down the lineup. With Bobo out for the year, that opens up a possible roster spot at receiver, especially since Tory Horton is currently sidelined with an undisclosed issue.
Foster has had a strong training camp and preseason as a receiver, while White has a longer track record and a more obvious fit on special teams.
The Source: Information in this story came from FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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