Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold injured his left oblique during a Thursday practice ahead of Seattle’s NFC Divisional Round game with the San Francisco 49ers and was listed as questionable on the injury report, but he said he feels confident he’ll play and believes the chances of him missing the game are “very low, probably closer to zero.” Darnold felt the oblique while throwing, didn’t push through it, and got treatment and limited practice work thereafter, with Seattle’s coaching staff remaining optimistic about his availability; backups Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe were prepared to step in if necessary. 

The Chicago Bears publicly lauded Indiana lawmakers for advancing Senate Bill 27, which would establish a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority empowered to acquire land, finance improvements and enter into long-term leases with private entities like an NFL team, marking what the franchise called a “significant milestone” in discussions about potentially building a new stadium in Northwest Indiana instead of their current Arlington Heights site; team officials thanked Governor Mike Braun and state legislators for moving the legislative framework forward as they continue evaluating options outside Illinois after earlier efforts to secure support there stalled, with NFL leadership and Bears executives touring both Indiana and Illinois sites amid ongoing uncertainty over the team’s future home.