The Seattle Seahawks start their preparation for the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, but they'll do so without two offensive weapons.

Both, tight end Jimmy Graham and wide receiver Doug Baldwin will miss the first practice of the week. Graham officially has an ankle sprain, according to head coach Pete Carroll, but he's still optimistic that he'll be available when the week shakes out.

"He's not going to practice today and we'll wait a couple of days here to see how he does," Carroll said during his Wednesday press conference. "He's had the same injury before and we think he has a chance to do it. His mind is that he can play. We'll have to wait and see later in the week."

Meanwhile, Baldwin is not injured but has a family issue and will return to practice on Thursday, per his head coach.

Carroll didn't list any other players missing time on Wednesday but did go over other injury concerns. Namely, wide receiver Paul Richardson and his broken finger.

"He just made a ridiculous catch in practice out here," Carroll said. "I would think that he's going to be fine."

Another player on the bubble due to an ankle injury is special teams ace Neiko Thorpe. The veteran headman didn't state if Thorpe would practice on Wednesday but did touch on his importance and chances to play on Sunday.

"He's moving around okay," he said. "It's not out of the woods here. He's got a chance. We'll see. That's a big deal to us. Neiko's been a very effective special teams player and tough dude on our football team. We'll miss him if we can't have him."

Finally, running back Thomas Rawls came out of the game with no issue and will not be limited in practice, Carroll confirmed and the team may get starting outside linebacker candidate Terence Garvin back; although that's no certainty. Garvin missed Sunday with a shoulder injury.

"He's got a chance.,"Carroll said. "He'll get a little bit of work today and then we'll see how he does in the next couple of days. See if he can get back out."

Keep peeled for the official injury report to see who officially makes it through Wednesday's work.

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