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The Seahawks got one of their offseason questions answered when the NFL issued a warning for failing to disclose cornerback Richard Sherman’s knee injury during the season. Check out the following gallery to see our most pressing Seahawks offseason questions.
The Seahawks got one of their offseason questions answered when the NFL issued a warning for failing to disclose cornerback Richard Sherman’s knee injury during the season. Check out the following gallery to
1. Which 2016 injuries will linger into 2017?
1. Which 2016 injuries will linger into 2017?
2. Who stays, who goes in free agency?
2. Who stays, who goes in free agency?
3. Could — and should — the team consider parting ways with Graham?
3. Could — and should — the team consider parting ways with Graham?
4. Can you still count on Hausch-money?
4. Can you still count on Hausch-money?
5. Is Boykin the best backup QB available?
5. Is Boykin the best backup QB available?
6. Did Richardson earn a bigger role?
6. Did Richardson earn a bigger role?
7. Is the 2017 line the 2016 line?
7. Is the 2017 line the 2016 line?
8. Who helps Wagner, Wright?
8. Who helps Wagner, Wright?
9. What to do about Kam?
9. What to do about Kam?
10. Can Rawls, Prosise carry the load?
10. Can Rawls, Prosise carry the load?
11. Is secondary depth a primary concern?
11. Is secondary depth a primary concern?
12. Do the Seahawks still want to be great?
12. Do the Seahawks still want to be great?
The Seahawks won’t incur any penalty for violating the league’s injury-reporting policy, according to a Tuesday report.
NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo tweeted Tuesday that Seattle was issued a warning after not disclosing what head coach Pete Carroll characterized as a “serious” knee injury to cornerback Richard Sherman suffered in the second half of the 2016 season. The NFL, according to Garafolo, determined the violation occurred because of a “misinterpretation of rules,” but reserved the right to hold the incident against the Seahawks if they commit a future violation.
In a radio interview following Seattle’s NFC divisional round playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Jan. 14, Carroll revealed that Sherman played through an MCL injury for much of the 2016 season, admitting the team might have made a mistake by not designating the injury on daily practice reports.
Sherman, who started all 18 regular-season and playoff games on the year, appeared on the daily reports for 11 weeks during the season, but in 10 of those weeks his non-participation in practice was designated “non-injury related.” Ahead of the team’s Week 12 contest at Tampa Bay, Sherman was designated with an ankle injury.
On Jan. 20, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported the NFL was considering docking Seattle a second-round pick over the incident — an escalation of the fifth-round pick the team forfeited in September for a violation of offseason practice rules.
“I heard some foolishness like that,” Sherman told ESPN when asked about the possible loss of a second-round pick at the Pro Bowl. “That’s just unfortunate. I think they kind of are a little too hard on our team for no reason. I think if there’s other teams that kind of just got docked for the same thing, so it’s going to be curious how they treat the other teams because the Colts had something similar and didn’t get docked a pick.”
The Indianapolis Colts were accused of hiding the fact that quarterback Andrew Luck reportedly played with broken ribs during the 2015 season, but after a league investigation, the team wasn’t disciplined.
A report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport the morning of Super Bowl LI claimed the Seahawks were unlikely to be penalized heavily for the incident.
League policy requires teams to report if any player has a “significant or noteworthy injury,” “even if he fully participates in practice and the team expects that he will play in the team’s next game.” Violations could result in fines, suspensions or the loss of draft choices.
In September, the league stripped the Seahawks of their 2017 fifth-round draft choice as part of the punishment for excessive contact during an organized team activities (OTA) practice in June. In 2014, Carroll and Seattle were stripped of two minicamp practices and reportedly fined more than $300,000 for excessive contact. The Seahawks lost two OTA practices and were fined for the same infraction in 2012.
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