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The Seattle Seahawks found themselves in a world of trouble when the San Francisco 49ers managed to extend the game with a beautifully placed field goal from 49ers rookie Chase McLaughlin. Their situation got a bit more desperate as they lost Tyler Lockett to injury.
The Seahawks' top wideout option had to sit out of the overtime after incurring the injury on his lower leg. Jessamyn McIntyre provided the update that would surely send many a football fan into a worried frenzy.
Lisa Salters reports Tyler Lockett has a lower left leg injury.
We can only hope this isn’t a long lasting issue. #Seahawks
— Jessamyn McIntyre (@JessamynMcIntyr) November 12, 2019
Seahawks fans can definitely remember the gruesome broken leg he suffered earlier in his career that had an effect on his 2017 numbers. The man was quick to clarify that his broken leg wasn't what slowed him down in 2017.
“Everybody just thought my leg was the problem – my leg was never the problem, per McIntyre's July piece for 710 AM ESPN Seattle. It was something else that was bothering me from another injury that happened before my leg,” he said to set the record straight. “When you overcompensate, it allows the other injury that was fixed at first to become something that nags on because you overcompensate when you have surgery. I just never said anything. It was never my leg. (The Seahawks) knew it was never my leg. It was never my leg that I was going to treatment for (in 2017). … It was something else.”
Lockett has been a superb wideout this season. He caught 59 footballs for 767 yards and six touchdowns. He's one of Russell Wilson's favorite targets, and not having him on overtime dampened the team's offensive efficiency by a good bit.
