Julian Love named as one of 3 Seahawks captains against the Colts

The Seattle Seahawks have announced the names that will serve as captains in a crucial matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Crucial in that the Hawks seek to keep pace with the best record in the National Football Conference and the fight for the #1 seed.

The men that will serve as captains and gameday leaders will be quarterback Sam Darnold on offense, safety Julian Love on defense and fullback/tight end Brady Russell who will continue to be a key cog on special teams.

This will be Sam Darnold’s 5th game serving as captain. He is the signal-caller of the offense and a central figure in the success of this 2025 Seahawks team. Darnold currently sits in 5th place in QB Rating in the NFL, one of only nine QB’s to score in the triple digits (103.8). Will Seattle try to push the pace against a soft secondary matchup to force a shootout from the Indy side? That could make things VERY interesting, as the Colts could be starting a 44-year-old Philip Rivers, who came into the facility less than a week ago.

Julian Love could be primed to play more of a full-time role after returning from a 2+ month absence (hamstring) last week. He only played 20 snaps in his return but is a rangy and intelligent veteran who can help to mitigate negative elements (poor plays or poor players) in the back end. Love last served as a captain in Week 2.

Brady Russell is stepping up into his third tour of captaincy this season and has logged 9 solo tackles and a fumble recovery. Russell has an outside shot to find some snaps on offense as a TE, with Arroyo and Saubert hurting to varying degrees.

The 10-3 Seahawks clash with the 8-5 Colts on Sunday at 1:25pm PST on CBS.