RENTON, Wash. (AP) John Schneider felt like the offseason went by in a blink., overseeing the hiring of the coaching staff around Macdonald and his normal offseason moves with players left Seattles general manager feeling a bit stunned the .Its been a whirlwind. It really Jacob Eason Jersey truly feels like down there, and weve just had our head going the whole time, Schneider said Wednesday. You look up and here we are getting ready to play Denver already. Its been an everyday grind, but its been fun.Schneider has more control of the franchise now than any time in his previous 14 seasons as general manager after . Carroll always had final say on the coaching staff and personnel; that now all falls under Schneiders purview.ADVERTISEMENT That added responsibility, plus getting to know a Jamarco Jones Jersey first-time head coach and the youngest coach in the league at age 37, left little downtime this offseason.Everybody is still learning each other. Seven months feels like maybe a month. The time has gone really fast, Schneider said. Just really impre sed with the teaching thats going on here.Injury updatesSchneider ran through some of the injuries the Seahawks face going into the opener. Most notable is outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu, who Schneider said the team believes wont need to be placed on and could be back sometime in the first couple of weeks. Nwosu suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee in the on a cut block.Schneider didnt rule out Week 1 for Nwosu but seemed to indicate that might be a stretch.If youve spent time with (Uchenna), this is a pro. The guy attacks the day like you want every profe sional football player to attack it, Schneider said. Hes a man and hes going to do everything he can to get back.Schneider also said it remains to be seen if center Connor Williams will be up to speed enough to start the opener against Denver. Williams signed a one-year deal with Seattle during training camp coming off a torn ACL suffered last Rasheem Green Jersey December. Hes been a full participant in practices the last couple of weeks, but Schneider said there would be discu sions with the medical staff about whether Williams should go Jake Curhan Jersey in the opener.Schneider also was uncertain about Week 1 for safety Rayshawn Jenkins, who suffered a calf injury in practice last week.Then theres the situation with right tackle Abraham Lucas, who will begin the season on the physically unable to perform list. Lucas was limited to six games last season because of a lingering knee i sue and has yet to participate in any on-field activities through the offseason program and training camp.Schneider said the team believes Lucas will play this season. When is the bigger question.Were going to play the long game with him and make sure were doing things appropriately, Schneider said. This is for his career, its not just for the 2024 season. We want to make sure were doing the right thing by Abe, which Kenneth Walker III Jersey is also the right thing for the Seattle Seahawks. We have to be careful.QB contractSchneider briefly addre sed a report that quarterback Geno Smiths representatives broached the idea of a new contract. Smith is signed through the 2025 season at an average value of $25 million per season.Schneider said no when asked directly if there were discu sions on a new contract.Ill leave the contract stuff aside. Theres a lot of people who want contract extensions, and Im not going to get into specifics of who they are and all that, Schneider said. But thats part of the job. It happens every year, all the time.___AP NFL: