The Seattle Seahawks claimed quarterback Jacob Eason off waivers on Wednesday, just a day after he was waived by the Indianapolis Colts.

The fourth-round pick out of Washington in 2020, Eason appeared in one game this season. He completed 2 of 5 attempts for 25 yards and an interception while replacing the previously injured Carson Wentz in Week 2. The Colts waived him after clearing the rookie quarterback Sam Ehlinger off the injured reserve.

Eason is set to join his hometown team to help its quarterback numbers while Russell Wilson recovers from finger surgery.

The Seahawks lost Wilson to a finger injury on his throwing hand in a Week 5 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Wilson underwent surgery on his middle finger and was placed on the injured reserve last Friday.

The Seahawks’ backup quarterback, Geno Smith, led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to keep the game close, but a late interception sealed the Rams’ win.

Last week, Smith lost his first NFL start since 2017 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. As he did against the Rams, Smith played well overall but was foiled by another costly turnover in a 23-20 loss.

Eason and Smith are the only two quarterbacks on the Seahawks’ active roster. They have it hard as they prepare for a Monday night home game against the New Orleans Saints. On the other note, there are two more quarterbacks, Jake Luton and Danny Etling, on Seattle’s practice squad.

Luton, who was signed before the season opener, was promoted from the practice squad to back up Smith in Seattle’s overtime loss to the Steelers. Since then he has reverted to the practice squad and can be promoted one more time before the Seahawks would have to sign him to their 53-man roster to have him available to play.

The Seahawks have had an open roster spot ever since last week when they waived cornerback Tre Flowers. This gave them an open spot for Eason and did not have to accommodate a spot for him on the 53-man roster.

Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz underwent surgery last week on his injured left foot. He is to be sidelined for approximately five to 12 weeks, coach Frank Reich announced.

Wentz had initially held hopes of only resting and rehabbing his foot injury instead of surgery. Wentz wanted to have the possibility to play in the team’s season opener against the Seattle Seahawks. That is no longer the case as he will undergo surgery.

Wentz participated in two training camps with the team but was held off from the third training session on Friday with a foot injury. Offensive coordinator Marcus Brady noted that Wentz felt a “twinge in his foot” when he rolled out and planted to throw late in Thursday’s practice. But doctors examining the quarterback said that surgery was necessary.

Reich said it’s an old injury, possibly from high school. The foot injury was a broken bone that came loose in Wentz’s foot.

The Colts acquired Wentz during the offseason and reunited him with Reich by giving the Philadelphia Eagles a third-round pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 draft.

The 28-year-old had wanted to use his time in Indianapolis to revive his career. Last season, with the Eagles, Wentz had one of the worst performances of his career. In 12 games, he was sacked 50 times, threw 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Philadelphia then benched him in favor of Jalen Hurts.

“The job is Jacob’s right now,” Reich told reporters, referring to second-year quarterback Jacob Eason. “He has to prove it, he knows that. Jacob’s in the driver’s seat.” Eason will continue to receive first-team reps with the possibility of starting with Wentz sidelined.