Terry Blount, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Russell Okung and Max Unger are out for Sunday

RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks center Max Unger and left tackle Russell Okung will not play Sunday at Arizona, but right guard J.R. Sweezy returned to practice Friday and will start against the Cardinals.

Seattle coach Pete Carroll said receiver Paul Richardson also will play Sunday after missing practice Thursday with a hamstring injury.

Alvin Bailey will start at left tackle for Okung, who suffered a bruised lung last weekend against San Francisco. Carroll said Bailey struggled in the second half against the 49ers when he stepped in for Okung, but Carroll believes a full week of practice will help him in this game.

“It’s make a big difference because every snap he took was focused on playing left tackle,” Carroll said of Bailey. “He had a good, solid week.”

Carroll would not say who will start at center between Lemuel Jeanpierre and Patrick Lewis, only that both players took first-team snaps this week. Jeanpierre started the last three games at center and Lewis started in the 19-3 win over Arizona on Nov. 23 when the Cardinals sacked Russell Wilson seven times.

Unger injured his knee and ankle in the Kansas City game on Nov. 16. Carroll said Unger’s knee is fine now, but not his ankle.

“It’s one of those high ankle [sprains] that takes a long time,” Carroll said. “But he ran today and hopefully we can get him back next week.”

The good news is Sweezy practiced Friday after missing the previous two days with an ankle injury.

Carroll said defensive end Demarcus Dobbs still is out with an ankle injury. Tight end Tony Moeaki is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Receiver Chris Matthews suffered a hamstring injury in Thursday’s practice and also is listed as questionable for Sunday.

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