Seahawks' Chris Carson: Rejoining lineup in starting role

Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimeer said Carson (hip) will serve as the team's starting running back in Thursday's game against the Packers, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Carson returned to full practice participation Tuesday and doesn't carry an injury designation into the Week 11 game, per Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle. While Carson will surely lose touches to some combination of Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny, there's still a reasonable ceiling to be had in an offense that leads the NFL in run play rate (51.1 percent). Carson returns from a one-game absence to face a Packers defense ranked 21st in yards allowed per carry (4.5) and 22nd in rushing yards allowed per game (120.9).