"He's back.

For the first time in three weeks, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson took snaps from under center during the team portion of practice Friday, an important step to prove that he can play Sunday against Cincinnati at CenturyLink Field.

Jackson missed last week's game at Cleveland with a strained pectoral muscle, but Friday appeared to throw the deep ball without much discomfort.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll liked what he saw, but still said the decision to start Jackson will come at game time.

Backup Charlie Whitehurst took the majority of the snaps this week and is prepared to get his second start of the season if Jackson can't go.

Jackson, a full participant at practice, was listed as questionable on Seattle's injury report.

"It's good for everyone," Carroll said about Jackson's increased workload. "It's good for us to see it and it's good for him to feel it. He went out there and felt good about it and we've been kind of leaning on showing something on this day. And I know that he's got a little strut in his step trying to get out there and wing the ball around some, so it's good in all directions.""