Mike Macdonald ‘optimistic’ Geno Smith will play vs. Vikings despite knee injury

Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.

In a week in which the worst case scenario of on-field results happened for the Seattle Seahawks, it looks as if the best case scenario has come out of quarterback Geno Smith’s knee injury.

Having left Sunday night’s lopsided loss to the Green Bay Packers with a knee injury early in the third quarter, there was definite concern that Smith would miss time in the middle of Seattle’s push for the NFC West…