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Seahawks Russell Wilson cleared to return from finger injury expected to start vs. Packers in Week 10

is back. The eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback has been sidelined since fracturing a finger in his throwing hand in the ' lo s to the in Week 5, and has been on injured reserve ever since, working his way back to taking the field. Andrew Benintendi Jersey His goal was to be ready for Week 10 when the Seahawks take on the , and he's achieved it, being medically cleared to start on Nov. 14, .Wilson, who has gone through his pregame Bill Lee Jersey on-field routine each week has been champing at the bit to get back to work, in a season that's dangerously close to slipping away for the Seahawks in a division that's seeing the Rams and create distance from the Seahawks and . Under , the Seahawks mustered only a 1-2 record.After mi sing only three games -- by virtue of last week being a bye -- Wilson released a video on Twitter confirming his status."It's time," he said. Its Time. Ru sell Wilson (@DangeRu sWilson) This sets the stage for a duel between Wilson and , the latter expected to retake the starting role from after one game mi sed due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rodgers is scheduled to be Blake Swihart Jersey released from quarantine on Saturday and likely available for Sunday, but that also means he will have not practiced in nearly two weeks.That's not anything Wilson can take for granted though, seeing as he hasn't practiced since the first week in October.Things weren't exactly going swimmingly for Seahawks prior to his injury, so his return won't negate Rick Porcello Jersey all that needs to be done in order to get the team turned around. They were just 2-2 going into Week 5 and are now 3-5 on the season, with major question marks surrounding the team's defense over a large part of this season. There can be no doubt that Wilson immediately injects a surge of adrenaline though, being the best player in the building and one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and getting him back to build upon a throttling of the in Week 8 could David Ortiz Jersey be the right medicine for Seattle. That's their hope, at least, because they'll need to piece together quite the win streak and hope for the Rams and Cardinals to come down a few pegs before the regular season is all said-and-done.