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LT Charles Cross Expected Back For Seahawks Opener Following Finger Surgery

Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross had surgery to repair a dislocated finger, but is expected back before the regular-season opener.

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Charles Cross had surgery this week to repair a dislocated finger, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday, but the good news is that Seattle's starting left tackle is expected to be back ahead of the team's Week 1 game against San Francisco.

Macdonald said Cross "wanted to keep playing" through the injury, but given the amount of time still remaining before the start of the season, it was determined that the best course of action was to take care of the injury now with surgery.

We felt like it was a good opportunity to just fix it so he didn't have to worry about it once it heals," Macdonald said. "We're looking at a couple, few weeks here. We expect him to be back before the San Francisco game, sometime between the Green Bay (preseason) game and the first week. We felt like this was a good opportunity to get him right.

"He wanted to keep playing, but once he understood the timetable and played the long game, it seemed like it made sense."

With Cross out, free-agent addition Josh Jones will get a chance to show what he can do at left tackle.

"We get some much-needed flexibility (from Jones)," Macdonald said. "Look, we're not just bringing him to be a swing tackle. Go compete, go earn yourself a job, push Abe (Lucas). Now there's an opportunity at left tackle to put your stamp on things."

Check out photos of the Seahawks active roster during training camp.

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