RENTON, Wash. — Mike Macdonald hinted at a potential lineup change earlier this week, and the Seattle Seahawks head coach reiterated that sentiment Wednesday when asked whether cornerback Riq Woolen will start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
“We’ll see,” Macdonald said.
A starter since his rookie year in 2022 (when he was an original-ballot Pro Bowler), Woolen has been demoted twice in as many years, by two different coaching staffs. He entered this season, the final year of his rookie contract, as an every-down starter. But Woolen’s job is once again in question after he was on the wrong end of two critical plays in Seattle’s 17-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Woolen played 38 coverage snaps against the 49ers. He was targeted four times and allowed three catches for 73 y