Drew Lock Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Miss Preseason Game vs. Bears
Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Thursday's preseason game against the Chicago Bears.
The news comes not long after head coach Pete Carroll announced that Lock, who ran the first-team offense in Tuesday's practice, would start against the Bears.
Carroll said the plan all along had been for Geno Smith to start Seattle's mock game and preseason opener, with Lock starting the next game, though that plan will now have to be altered.
"We had planned well back before the offseason even started to get to this game, the second game, Geno would be the starter in (the mock game) at Lumen and the opening game, then we would go with Drew in the second game," Carroll said after Tuesday's practice. "We're trying to follow that if we can.
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