Hasselbeck slowly progressing, Kerney still out

By Associated Press

Summary

Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck may return to practice this week for the first time in more than a month, in a limited role.

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Hasselbeck slowly progressing, Kerney still out

Matt Hasselbeck watches from the sidelines against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Seattle.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck may return to practice this week for the first time in more than a month, in a limited role.

Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that doesn't mean Hasselbeck will play Sunday at Miami. Holmgren says the bulging disk in Hasselbeck's back is getting better and his right knee is getting stronger. But the coach says backup Seneca Wallace is still the team's quarterback.

Defensive end Patrick Kerney is having surgery this week in Alabama on a previously repaired shoulder. Holmgren says Seattle's top pass rusher could miss either a couple of weeks or the rest of this season, depending on what the surgeon finds.