Seattle Seahawks star huge receiver DK Metcalf suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain, coach Mike Macdonald mentioned Monday.
A supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter earlier Monday that Metcalf was thought of week-to-week. Macdonald, in a videoconference with reporters later within the day, didn’t rule out the opportunity of Metcalf taking part in within the Seahawks’ Week 8 sport towards the Buffalo Payments in Seattle, describing his harm as “minor.”
“Timeline, I am undecided,” Macdonald mentioned. “It would not appear to be it is a long-term harm and I do know you guys know DK, we all know DK — he will in all probability do something humanly potential to have the ability to play on this sport, I might think about. We’ll assess it because the week sort of unfolds right here.”
Metcalf, whose 568 receiving yards are second most within the NFL this season, was harm late within the third quarter of Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons whereas trying to make a sideline catch. The Fox broadcast later confirmed a replay of the receiver recoiling in discomfort because the Seahawks’ group doctor moved his proper knee whereas analyzing it on the sideline.
Metcalf was introduced as questionable to return and was taken into the locker room on the again of an harm cart halfway by the fourth quarter, with an ice wrap over his proper knee.
Earlier than his harm, Metcalf caught 4 passes for 99 yards, together with a 31-yard landing close to the top of the primary half. He has three TDs on 35 catches in seven video games in addition to two misplaced fumbles.
The Seahawks ended their three-game shedding streak Sunday regardless of lacking a number of key gamers of their secondary and beginning their fourth choice at proper sort out.
Macdonald mentioned the group hoped to have Riq Woolen (ankle) again at apply in some capability Wednesday, however that the standing of fellow cornerback Tre Brown (ankle) was unsure. Woolen, a Professional Bowl choice as a rookie in 2022, sat out the previous two video games, and Brown did not play towards Atlanta.
The Seahawks’ scenario at proper sort out can also be unsure.
Macdonald mentioned Monday he wasn’t certain but whether or not George Fant would return to apply this week, having acknowledged postgame that it was a risk. Macdonald additionally mentioned Abe Lucas might be designated to return to apply this week.
Lucas has been on the bodily unable to carry out checklist whereas recovering from offseason knee surgical procedure. Signed in free company to fill in for Lucas, Fant harm his knee within the opener and was placed on injured reserve in Week 3. Stone Forsythe began 5 video games in Fant’s absence however harm his hand in Week 6, which pressed rookie sixth-round choose Mike Jerrell into the beginning lineup Sunday.
Macdonald mentioned Jerrell, Fant and Forsythe have been all doubtlessly in play to start out towards Buffalo and that Lucas was nonetheless a number of weeks away from being game-ready.
“There’s a scenario the place he might come again and begin working towards this week, however we have not finalized that but,” Macdonald mentioned of Lucas. “However it’s wanting good … with Abe. When he does come again, there’s a course of to get him able to play. So even when he might begin to apply, I believe you are a very good chunk of apply time to get him able to go play a sport.”
