Seattle Seahawks fans got quite a scare on Sunday when super-star wide receiver DK Metcalf left the game in the first quarter with what turned out to be a patellar tendon injury.
Fortunately, the MRI confirmed Metcalf would not need surgery but his timeline for return remains a question mark.
“I don’t know about when he can get back, I don’t really have a clue on that one,” Carroll said during his Monday press conference. I know that he is really anxious to try to make his way back. In his mind, he wants to practice Wednesday. I don’t know if that’s even possible. He’s still pretty sore today, but because there is no immediate process to go through as far as surgeries and stuff like that, they have to see how he responds to treatment and see what happens.
“I’m sorry that I don’t have any more specifics for you, that’s why I’m being really vague.”
The Seahawks are scheduled to play the Giants this weekend and Carroll was pressed as to whether or not Metcalf would be ruled out.
“I don’t know that, I’m going to leave it wide open on that one,” Carroll explained. “I know what he wants to do, so I’m going to kind of follow him a little bit on this one. I’m sorry, I can’t call it. Give us a couple of days to let it cool down and see what’s going on. He won’t get extensive work on Wednesday regardless. We are going to take care of him, make sure that we are doing the right thing, and we will just see.
“Unfortunately, we don’t know.”
