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It’s a good thing that the Seahawks have built a cushion in the NFC West and the race for a first-round bye because they are limping in to Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Eleven different players did not practice for the Seahawks on Wednesday due to injuries. The most notable of the group were free safety Earl Thomas, cornerback DeShawn Shead and defensive end Michael Bennett.

Thomas and Shead both left Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles due to first-degree hamstring strains. Head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that it’s doubtful either will be able to play against the Buccaneers.

“I would think so, it’s going to be hard for those guys to make it back,” he said.

Thomas has not missed a game in his career. He’s started 106 consecutive games for Seattle and played through a torn labrum in his shoulder in the 2015 NFC Championship and Super Bowl XLIX.

Bennett is also expected to miss a fifth straight game while working his way back from knee surgery last month.

“It’s going to be really hard for Michael to make it this week. We were hoping, he was really hopeful, but I think it’s going to be pretty tough, it would be a big turnaround. It’s more like it looks like he will be ready to go next week.”

Also not practicing for Seattle on Wednesday were running backs C.J. Prosise (fractured scapula) and Troymaine Pope (high-ankle sprain), receiver Tanner McEvoy (toe sprain), linebacker Brock Coyle (foot sprain), defensive end Damontre Moore (foot), center Justin Britt (ankle), tight end Jimmy Graham (knee) and cornerback Richard Sherman (ankle). Linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis was limited with a hamstring strain.