Seattle Seahawks RB Christine Michael injures shoulder
By Josh Sanchez
With Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch currently holding out for more money, the defending Super Bowl champions are relying on the highly-touted Christine Michael to carry the load in the running game.
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Unfortunately for the Seahawks, the former Texas A&M standout suffered an injury during Sunday’s training camp session at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Washington.
“He just banged his shoulder a little bit,” head coach Pete Carroll said, via Pro Football Talk. “They think he will be ready to go on Tuesday.”
Seattle will obviously hope that the Tuesday timeline for Michael’s return will hold up.
If not, Robert Turbin and Demetrius Johnson will be the team’s top running backs available at camp. That obviously creates a huge problem for a team already without one of the top producers at the position in the entire league.
Seattle will hope to avoid a running back situation similar to that of the division rival San Francisco 49ers, who have watched two running backs go down with injuries earlier in camp, or else Lynch will have all of the leverage in negotiations and the Seahawks may have no choice other than to give him the pay raise he is looking for.