Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had his weekly radio show on 710 ESPN on Monday morning, and he provided the latest on the status of quarterback Russell Wilson’s knee injury:
”He’s unbelievable, OK,” Carroll said. “He feels great, he’s been rehabbing all night, doing his thing, and he can move around, walking fine, you can’t tell anything. He’s really excited about the thought he’ll maybe able to get through this thing.”
Carroll confirmed that Wilson underwent an MRI, which revealed that Wilson suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Carroll explained that a sprained MCL is all about stability in the knee, and that as long as it remains stable everything will be fine. Therefore, Wilson would probably play with a brace to aid that stability.
Wilson suffered the injury during the third quarter of Seattle’s 37-18 victory over. Wilson was brought down from behind by a horse-collar tackle by Eli Harold, and in the process Harold landed on Wilson’s left leg. Wilson sat out a play — the first play he missed because of injury in his five-year NFL career — the came back into the game to finish the drive. He was pulled for the rest of the game, with a brace placed on his left knee.
While Carroll said Wilson was doing well, he at least left the door open on the possibility the Seahawks will hold Wilson out of next Sunday’s road game against the New York Jets. Seattle’s bye is the following week, and with Wilson also dealing with his sprained right ankle, it could be an opportunity to give Wilson an extended stretch to heal. However, Carroll also said it would be difficult to convince Wilson to sit, if he’s physically capable of playing.
Carroll also provided an update on injured running back Thomas Rawls. Rawls was inactive for Sunday’s game after being listed as doubtful because of a bruised shin suffered the previous week against the Los Angeles Rams. The hope was that Rawls would be back soon, but Carroll said the team found out the injury — which is to his left fibula — is worse than originally thought and will force Rawls to miss a “few weeks.” Carroll said the injury was not related to the broken left ankle and ligament damage that ended Rawls’ 2015 season.
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