Seahawks put safety Hill on IR with hip fracture

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have placed strong safety Delano Hill on injured reserve because of a fracture in his hip.

Coach Pete Carroll announced the move Tuesday and called it a non-displaced fracture that Hill suffered in Sunday’s game.

Hill started the past two games while Tedric Thompson was sidelined by chest and ankle injuries. With Thompson out, Seattle had moved Bradley McDougald to free safety with Hill playing strong safety.

On his 710 ESPN Seattle radio show on Monday, Carroll praised the way Hill played and didn’t dismiss the possibility of keeping him in the starting lineup for Seattle’s wild-card game against the Dallas Cowboys, even though Thompson is expected to be back this week.

The statuses of left guard J.R. Sweezy and cornerback Shaquill Griffin remain uncertain. Carroll said Tuesday that Sweezy is moving around well without a limp or a boot on his sprained foot, but he’ll be a game-day decision. Griffin sprained his ankle Sunday and will try to practice later in the week, Carroll said.

The Seahawks re-signed receiver Malik Turner from their practice squad to fill Hill’s roster spot.