Michael has impressed in training camp as he has handled most of the reps because of injuries to Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise, the Seattle Times reports.
Rawls is close to returning from his season-ending ankle injury. Prosise was expected to be out 7-10 days after suffering a first-degree hamstring strain on the first day of training camp July 30. Michael has been carrying most of the load in camp, drawing praise from coach Pete Carroll. "Christine Michael is doing a great job," he said. "We have to be careful not overworking him. He's just been on the money throughout." With Prosise out, there's concern over the third-down role. Michael isn't particularly suited for it, considering he's caught 11 career passes. Rookie Alex Collins could fill the role after catching 95 passes at Arkansas last season. Michael, though, has a leg up on Prosise for the backup role to Rawls.