RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks’ defensive line took a hit with tackle Jordan Hill placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a sprained knee.

Hill, a second-year player out of Penn State, had been emerging with increased playing time following Brandon Mebane’s season-ending injury. Hill sprained his knee against St. Louis last week and while coach Pete Carroll indicated Hill had not been ruled out for Carolina, his knee injury is clearly significant with the team opting to sign Landon Cohen on Monday and shelve Hill for the season a day later.

With Hill out, second-year player David King is in line for increased snaps behind Kevin Williams and Tony McDaniel.

Veteran safety Steven Terrell, a strong special teams player who has made multiple stints on the practice and active rosters, was again promoted to fill the roster spot.

Defensive tackle Jimmy Staten was signed to the practice squad. He was a fifth-round pick by the Seahawks this year, but was cut coming out of training camp and has spent time on and off of the practice squad.