Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright has been ruled out for Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers but he could be back as soon as Week 16 to face the Kansas City Chiefs.

“K.J. is not quite ready yet, but he’s going to go for it next week,” coach Pete Carroll said during his Friday morning radio show. “We’ll see what that means. He’s been practicing this week and got through it and feels great, so there’s a chance for him to return.”

Wright has only played in three games this season as he continues to recover from the knee injury that has sidelined him the majority of the year. He returned to practice Thursday in a limited fashion – a positive sign he is on the mend.

“He got reps today, this was the most he’s had,” Carroll said after the Seahawks Friday walkthrough. “We’ll check in with him in the morning to see how he recovers and comes back from that. It’s really important how he recovers. We’re going to leave him home so that he can really work hard on it so next week he can have a chance to practice on Wednesday and we’ll just take it one day at a time and see how he goes.

“He’s optimistic about it and we are, but we really won’t know until the end of next week where he is.”

So for now, Wright will continue to watch his teammates from the bench with the hopes he can return to finish out the Seahawks’ push for the postseason.

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