Nathan out 6-8 weeks with hamstring injury

Because hardly a week can go by without some negative Seattle Sounders injury news, head coach Brian Schmetzer revealed on Thursday that Nathan suffered a muscle injury that will likely keep him out 6-8 weeks. The centerback, who had just solidified his spot as the top backup following the trade of Xavier Arreaga, suffered the injury just before the team left for their recent road trip. “He had his MRI and he did his upper hamstring pretty bad,” Schmetzer said. Against D.C. United, Jon Bell ended up starting in Nathan's place and played reasonably well.