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Seahawks ‘dodge bullet’ with left tackle Duane Brown’s hip injury

Coach Pete Carroll confirmed the Seattle Seahawks dodged a bullet with left tackle Duane Brown’s hip injury, which is only a strain.

The Seattle Seahawks only sustained a couple of new injuries in Week 10 during their disappointing loss on Sunday to the Green Bay Packers. Seattle might have gotten truly lucky with one of them.

Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown left the game in the fourth quarter and was unable to return, replaced by Jamarco Jones.

“It looks like we might have dodged a bullet with Duane,” coach Pete Carroll reported Monday afternoon. “He has a hip strain, but we got good reports today, so we will take it one day at a time, we might be lucking out on that one.”

As for the other injury, strong safety Ryan Neal will continue in the concussion protocol. “We will need to see how that goes,” Carroll said.

The players have an off day Tuesday before returning Wednesday morning to prepare to face the division-rival Cardinals this weekend.

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Latest injury update on Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

We have a bit more information on the injuries that Clyde Edwards-Helaire is dealing with.

We can now put a name to the injuries suffered by Kansas City Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire in Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints.

Earlier today when Andy Reid spoke to the media, Edwards-Helaire was still under evaluation. Reid didn’t have any new information on the severity of the injury or whether Edwards-Helaire would be considered at risk of being placed on injured reserve. Reid did say they would know more later today and it appears that information has got out to the media.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Edwards-Helaire suffered both a high-ankle sprain and a hip strain. This is really a best-case scenario as these two injuries would suggest that there aren’t any significant ligament tears, fractures or anything like that.

Rapoport also had a report on Edwards-Helaire early this morning and this update sort of echoes what he said then. The Chiefs are hopeful that Edwards-Helaire will have a chance to return during the course of the playoffs. The high-ankle sprain will likely be the determining factor on whether the rookie RB will be able to return. Depending on the grade of the sprain, he could miss anywhere from three to eight weeks.

It’s unclear if the Chiefs will choose to put Edwards-Helaire on injured reserve given the circumstances. There were no transactions on Monday, so if they do decide to do this, it’ll come later in the week. Edwards-Helaire would be able to return within three weeks under the new injured reserve rules. However, if there’s even a chance that he could be ready sooner, they’ll likely just keep him on the 53-man roster.

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