Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson‘s recovery from surgery on his right middle finger took a step forward on Monday.

Wilson tweeted a picture of one of the pins that he had removed from his finger and captioned it “No more pin. Time to Win.”

Related players: Geno Smith

The Seahawks have a bye this week and Wilson will be eligible to return when they face the Packers in Week 10, the story said. Week 10 seems to have been the target date for Wilson since the injury but we likely won't know more until the middle of next week once the team is back from their bye week.

With pins set to be removed from the injured finger within the week, Wilson is progressing along on schedule. If no setbacks, expect Wilson to return after the Week 9 bye to face Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on the road.

Geno Smith will continue to make starts in Wilson’s absence.

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson (finger) has a chance to return in four weeks.

Four weeks would be earlier than the original thought from doctors that he could miss six weeks. "That's now the hope and, depending on some other factors, that's possible," according to Schefter's article. Four weeks is the best-case scenario for Wilson and the Seahawks. If that's the case, then he would only miss three games. Seattle has their bye in Week 9, so a return off the bye in Week 10 against the Packers is now possible. For now, it'll be Geno Smith against the Steelers, Saints and Jaguars. Smith went 10/17 for 131 yards with one touchdown and one interception on Thursday against the Rams. Week 6 against the Steelers will be the first game Wilson has ever missed since coming into the NFL in 2012, snapping a streak of 149 consecutive games played.

As described in the report, the surgery was "more complicated than expected." Wilson who tore a tendon in his finger on Thursday night, also suffered a fracture and a dislocation as well. The report predicted a timetable of six weeks, but there is a slight chance he returns following Seattle’s Week 8 bye.

Geno Smith will take over the Seahawks offense and displayed the ability to keep things ticking on Thursday Night against the Rams. However, one would expect this knocks down the ceiling of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. This is a situation to monitor in the upcoming weeks.

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson (finger) is expected to miss one month and up to 6-to-8 weeks, according to Jeremy Fowlers' sources.

Related Player: Geno Smith

This is a season-altering injury in real and fantasy football. Geno Smith is the Seahawks starter. Jake Luton is on the team's practice squad.

Speaking after the game, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called the injury a "badly sprained finger" and said it was too early to put a timetable on Russell Wilson's return. Carroll said he didn't know if Wilson will need surgery.

Related Player: Geno Smith

The good news is the Seahawks have a few extra days to get a plan in place for Wilson. The bad news is surgery has not been ruled out, which would put Wilson and the Seahawks offense in a precarious position.

The informal unveiling of the Seahawks’ new offense could not have gone much better Sunday. Russell Wilson and the No. 1 offense needed just three minutes to cover 82 yards on eight plays, an opening drive that ended with a Chris Carson 1-yard touchdown run.

Wilson acknowledged after the mock game that he essentially called all the plays at the line of scrimmage during the opening drive.

This is what Wilson wanted all along.

Wilson has expressed a desire to get the offense going faster, the story said. Over the past two seasons, the offense was often at its best in no-huddle, two-minute situations. But a counter to this is when it doesn't work and it puts more pressure on the Seahawks defense when the offense plays fast and goes three-and-out. The story added HC Pete Carroll likely won't stand for that so it so it will be interesting to see how much patience he has.

Through the first five padless days of camp, a few themes have emerged. Specifically, players say the offense is emphasizing a quicker pace, both in terms of taking less time between snaps but also in increasing the number and types of plays that get the ball out of Wilson’s hands more quickly.

Related players: Russell Wilson, D.K. Metcalf

Shane Waldron has taken over the offense for the Seahawks. Waldron has brought with him some staples of the Rams offense — notably, running the same play out of multiple formations, and using more presnap motion, each tactic designed to confuse the defense, the story said. The zone read will also remain, the story said.

More teams have reached out about Russell Wilson, but the #Seahawks have shown no inclination to trade their star QB, whose media tour continues. @nflnetwork

Russell Wilson is under contract with Seattle for three more seasons, and does not have a trade clause in his contract. The Seahawks seem to not be taking any of these inquiries seriously, so unless we see a 180 from the organization, Wilson should be under center for Seattle in 2021.

To view Jalen Hurts as the Eagles’ likely quarterback of the future would be a mistake. The most likely scenario is that Hurts is not the long-term answer. That’s not me being harsh and counting a guy out before he even starts a game. That’s just what history tells us. From 2008 to 2017 (I’m using this range so that we get at least three full years of each player), 24 quarterbacks were taken on Day 2 of the draft. Among that group, six became starters: Russell Wilson, Derek Carr, Colin Kaepernick, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton and Jimmy Garoppolo. This is not complex math, but we can say that the chances based on that sample of finding a starter in the second or third round is roughly 25 percent.

Related players: Carson Wentz

The story went on to say the one thing the Eagles cannot do is convince themselves that Hurts is the guy after a four-game sample. The goal should just be information gathering. It’s possible they learn that the offensive system and surrounding talent aren’t the problem, and the issues were even more Wentz-related than suspected. It’s also possible they discover the offensive system and surrounding talent are the problem, and it doesn’t really matter who’s playing quarterback, the story all said. The author said given that Hurts had a shortened offseason and no preseason, he would expect that we’d see a heavy QB-inclusive run game and a simplified passing game in which he’s encouraged to take off if he doesn’t like what he sees - for those interested in plugging in Hurts for Week 14.