Seattle Seahawks safety Bud Clark and offensive lineman Mason Richman were placed on injured reserve Tuesday, and each will miss the 2026 season.Clark, a second-round pick in April’s draft, was carted off the field with a broken ankle during the Seahawks’ preseason game in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday night. After the game, coach Mike Macdonald said he knew Richman’s injury was “major” but was less definitive about Clark’s injury, saying only that he would miss “months.”“Two guys that we love, that play our style of ball, that are our type of guys,” Macdonald told reporters. “Teammates love them, great teammates, great guys, great football players — they have great futures. It’s a heartbreaker, honestly.“We got three heartbreakers this weekend, which is tough.”The third Macdonald alluded to is wide receiver Jake Bobo, who was placed on injured reserve Saturday and will also miss the 2026 season. On Friday, Bobo was carted off the field during the Seahawks’ joint practice against the Titans with what Macdonald called a serious right knee injury.Clark, 24, was the 64th pick in the 2026 draft out of TCU and was expected to contribute quickly. Throughout training camp, he spent significant time repping with the first-team defense, and he could have helped offset the departure of safety Coby Bryant, who signed with the Chicago Bears in free agency.Ty Okada, who set career highs in games started (11) and tackles (65) last season, is the clear favorite to start next to Julian Love when the Seahawks open the season.Clark’s injury is particularly ill-timed for Seattle. Fellow safety Rodney Thomas II, who signed a one-year contract in March, did not play during Seattle’s 19-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans because of a hand injury. Second-year nickelback Nick Emmanwori has yet to return to the practice field after having offseason ankle surgery.Emmanwori passed his physical on Aug. 11, though, and was activated from the physically unable to perform list. The defending-champion Seahawks hope he will be ready for their season opener on Sept. 9, a Super Bowl rematch against the New England Patriots.Last week, the Seahawks added former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs on a one-year deal to buoy their secondary depth. Seattle might make another similar move given the severity of Clark’s injury.Diggs, who turns 28 next month, played eight games with the Cowboys in 2025 before being waived, then played two for the Green Bay Packers (including playoffs) before they released him. A two-time Pro Bowler, he didn’t record an interception last season for the first time in his six-year NFL career.A week before adding Diggs, Seattle agreed to terms with former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold. That deal has not been signed yet, but is still expected to push through. The 2024 first-round pick’s future is murky as he faces kidnapping and armed robbery charges, which carry a potential sentence of up to life in prison, stemming from a February incident in Tampa, Fla.Richman, 24, was selected by the Seahawks in the seventh round of last year’s draft and appeared in only two games in the 2025 season. The 6-foot-5, 307-pound Richman was expected to be a depth piece for Seattle’s offensive line.In corresponding moves Tuesday, the Seahawks signed offensive tackle Derrick Graham, safety Tysheem Johnson and running back Justin Jones. Seattle waived running back Anthony Hankerson on Monday.Aug 25, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms