{
  "id": 11374402,
  "title": "Seahawks’ Julian Love gives optimistic Week 4 injury update despite calf issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/seahawks-julian-love-gives-optimistic-week-4-injury-update-despite",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:22:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seahawks-julian-love-gives-optimistic-062227819.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love delivered a positive injury update for Week 4, despite dealing with a calf issue that prevented him from playing in the team's recent 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders. The defending Super Bowl champions are now without Love for their upcoming matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers at home. Love expressed optimism about his ability to return to action and emphasized his commitment to pushing through his recovery. In the absence of Love, Tyler Okada, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury, and Rodney Thomas II have both started in the starting lineup. A.J. Finley took over Love's starting role in the secondary. Love praised the team's performance during his absence, commending the trust and calmness demonstrated by A.J. Finley. Love has accumulated seven solo tackles throughout his career and joined the Seahawks in 2023 after being drafted by the New York Giants in 2019. He recently signed a three-year, $36 million extension with the team.",
  "summary": "The Seattle Seahawks are coming off a disappointing 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders over the weekend, stopping their quest to begin the 2026 NFL campaign with a perfect 3-0 record. The defending Super Bowl champions were without the services of safety Julian Love, who missed the game because of a calf issue that arose during a practice […] The post Seahawks’ Julian Love gives optimistic…",
  "key_points": [
    "Julian Love optimistic about Week 4 return despite calf issue",
    "Love out for Chargers game, Okada and Thomas start in his place",
    "Finley assumes Love's role in secondary with team's trust"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}