Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman didn’t win the Super Bowl and may be headed under the knife after injuring his elbow in the NFC Championship Game.
Richard Sherman’s playing status for Super Bowl 49 was up in the air for a moment, but it wasn’t for the sprained elbow he suffered against Green Bay two weeks ago, rather the impending birth of his son.
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The All-Pro cornerback didn’t miss any time on the practice field or in Super Bowl 49 against the New England Patriots with the elbow sprain, but he may still need to undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ligaments in the joint.
According to ESPN’s John Clayton, Sherman’s injury was worse than just a sprain and he played with torn ligaments in his elbow, using his left arm to assist him in making tackles and defend the Patriots receivers.
Tommy John is a procedure often heard for pitchers who blow out the ulnar collateral ligament in their elbow and undergo the procedure named after for MLB pitcher where the UCL is reconstructed using a tendon from elsewhere on the body.
Sherman didn’t use the injury as an excuse for the Seahawk’s 28-24 loss to Tom Brady and the Patriots, but the Seattle secondary was gashed for a Super Bowl record 37 completions with more than 300 yards and four touchdowns en route to MVP honors.
His injury wasn’t as costly as Jeremy Lane’s who injured his arm after making an interception in the first quarter and was replaced by Tharold Simon who was victimized by Julian Edelman and later Brandon LaFell on the game’s first touchdown.
The timetable for pitchers coming back from Tommy John is typically a year, but there is no word on the extend of Sherman’s tear or how long he would be out should he need the operation.
It likely won’t be as prolonged as the recovery for pitchers, but the quicker he undergoes the surgery, the quicker he can get back on the field and continue to make the case for him being the top cornerback in the NFL.
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