Seahawks receiver Rashid Shaheed exits Week 7 vs. Chiefs with knee injury
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The gist
Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed left the Week 7 game against Kansas City questionable to return with a knee injury.
He had just cleared a hip issue and is fighting for the No.
Background
Rashid Shaheed is a Seattle Seahawks wide receiver, #22, who entered the season as a popular breakout candidate but had just 14 catches for 162 yards on 27 targets through six games. He had been limited in practice by a hip injury the week before, then upgraded to full participation and came off the injury report ahead of Week 7. He competes with Cooper Kupp for the No. 2 pass-catching role behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Seattle's receiving order.
How it unfolded
- Oct 21, 2026Shaheed was limited in Wednesday's practice with a hip injury, his first appearance on the injury report this season.
- Oct 22, 2026He was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
- Oct 23, 2026Shaheed fully participated Friday and was not on the injury report for Week 7.
- Oct 24, 2026He was set to face the Kansas City Chiefs and their 13th-ranked passing defense, with kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET.
- Oct 25, 2026In the Week 7 Seahawks-Chiefs game at Lumen Field, Shaheed returned a Chiefs punt 32 yards.
- Oct 25, 2026He was listed as questionable to return with a knee injury.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- NBC Sports' Aditya Fuldeore noted Shaheed was heavily involved in Seattle's high-volume passing game in Week 6, seemed to come out of the week banged-up, and competes with Cooper Kupp for the No. 2 pass-catching role.
Still unverified
Shaheed's status after the knee injury was listed as questionable to return; no further update on his availability was given.