Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny suffered a serious knee injury late in the 2019 season, which required surgery not just for a torn ACL, but included additional cleanup as well.
At the time of the surgery, Pete Carroll was reserved about Penny’s recovery timeline, a bad sign from the almost always optimistic coach.
“It was a legit surgery that’s going to call for the full length of time,” Carroll said in early January. “It’s a little bit less predictable with his recovery than it would be for Chris [Carson, who had hip surgery around the same time].”
Of course, Penny still has nearly seven months until Seattle’s 2020 season opener, which gives him enough time to make a full recovery – although it will be close.
The 24-year-old running back took a big first step on Tuesday, reporting on Twitter that he rode on a bike for the first time since his injury.
First day on the bike.. blessin🙏🏾
— Rashaad Penny (@pennyhendrixx) February 11, 2020
Penny still has a long way to go to get healthy for 2020, and seems very likely to miss part or all of training camp and the preseason – which will make it tough for him to be ready to play meaningful snaps by Week 1.
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