Seahawks place Jamal Adams and Dee Eskridge on injured reserve, waive Frank Clark and sign three to the practice squad

The Seahawks placed safety Jamal Adams and receiver Dee Eskridge on injured reserve, waiving outside linebacker Frank Clark Sr. before Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Three players were signed from the practice squad to take those spots on the 53-man roster: linebacker Patrick O'Connell, safety Tai Okada and tackle Jake Curhan.

Additionally, nose tackle Austin Faulio and cornerback Kelvin Joseph have been elevated from the practice squad for Sunday's game.

In addition to those roster moves, linebacker Jordyn Brooks was demoted to outside position. Brooks, who left last week's game with an ankle injury, was initially listed as questionable on Friday's injury report.

Adams missed the past two games with a knee injury, and was able to return to practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said it was determined on Friday that he was not in good enough condition to play. Eskridge has missed the past four games due to a rib injury. Clark, who spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks before being traded to Kansas City in 2019, returned to Seattle to give the Seahawks more outside linebacker depth after Uchenna Nwosu went on injured reserve. He appeared in six games for the Seahawks and recorded six tackles.

With Brooks out, Devin Bush is expected to start against his former team, while O'Connell will add additional depth at linebacker alongside John Rattigan behind Bush and Bobby Wagner. The signing of Okada, who has exhausted his three practice squad promotions, gives the Seahawks safety depth with Adams now on IR, while Curhan will provide tackle and guard depth with Jason Peters ruled out with a foot injury.