# Brendon Nelson: Reviewing the Friday injury reports, Nelson expects Bears running back Kyle Monangai to miss the upcoming game, thinks cornerback Malik Muhammad has a good chance to play though less than himself, and believes Seattle's Quenton Nelson and Brady Russell are set to suit up. **Claimed:** Oct 30, 2026 **Pundit:** Brendon Nelson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brendon-nelson **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi/seahawks-good-injury-news-jadarian-price-bad-news-byron-murphy-more 4 checkable claims — 4 availability calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Kyle Monangai (thumb/toe) was held out again, and is very likely out for this game *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Quenton Nelson (knee) and Brady Russell (wrist) remained full participants and look good to roll.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Quenton Nelson, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Muhammad (toe) was still limited today, indicative of a player with a good chance to play but who may not be himself. And with all the Bears are likely to ask of him on Monday, that's significant.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Malik Muhammad, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quenton Nelson (knee) and Brady Russell (wrist) remained full participants and look good to roll.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Brady Russell, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kyle Monangai (thumb/toe) was held out again, and is very likely out for this game** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Kyle Monangai, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Quenton Nelson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quenton-nelson - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Malik Muhammad — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-muhammad - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Brady Russell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brady-russell - Kyle Monangai — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-monangai ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. He is pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying he'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. He also sees Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100) - Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100) - John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (scored 100) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Ralph Ventre on Keon Coleman: Ventre states that despite being limited in all three practices with a shoulder issue and wearing a red non-contact jersey, Bills receiver Keon Coleman will be available to play in the Monday night game at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ac964a8-6d9f-4fc4-95e2-1921a97e07ac (not settled) - Trevor Ripley on Kyler Murray: Ripley picks the Bills to beat the Vikings in their Week 9 Monday night matchup, predicting a 27-20 Buffalo win, and expects Carson Wentz to start for Minnesota with Kyler Murray sidelined. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d007779f-687d-4623-87c1-8a62c6d62b06 (not settled) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Travis Etienne: In his Week 10 waiver column, Fitzmaurice predicted Jonathan Taylor would likely be traded by the deadline, expected Travis Etienne Jr. not to return in Week 10 while Mike Evans, Garrett Wilson and Kyle Monangai return soon, and saw Shedeur Sanders holding Cleveland's starting job and Konata Mumpfield working as the Rams' top receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/42706ae3-f6eb-45cb-8fc9-8c24b1e4ff0e (not settled) - Jordan Woodson on Deshaun Watson: Woodson expects Deshaun Watson to come back from his concussion in Week 10, limiting Shedeur Sanders to a late-season contingency, and thinks Jordan Watkins could remain San Francisco's top receiver against Dallas in Week 10 with Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. banged up. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f328b561-a07d-4c25-81f4-5c8cd39d2754 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on J.J. McCarthy: Bahns expects J.J. McCarthy to keep playing beyond this week despite the hip/side injury scare against the Eagles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ffb4b1d7-6ae3-4f2e-bb3f-696f994d1486 (not settled) - Bill Huber on Christian Watson: Huber argues Green Bay has no excuses left and will beat New England in Foxborough, and expects Christian Watson to play despite his rib injury. He also sketches the projected interior offensive line, with John Williams at center and Laken Tomlinson at right guard. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5ab5fa3a-4526-46a4-b11b-a2bc99820cb8 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. 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