Richard Sherman went down with a heel injury on Thursday night, and it looks like the Seahawks cornerback tore his achilles. Will he be back for the playoffs?
The Seattle Seahawks may have gotten the win on Thursday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals, but they may have suffered a bigger loss on their defense with the injury to Richard Sherman in the game.
The leader of the Legion of Boom looks as if he could have tore his achilles, according to observations of Sherman’s conversation with Bobby Wagner after he went down from Mike Garafolo, and that may not be a good sign for the Seahawks if it is true.
The team’s defense has already taken a few hits this season with injuries, and Sherman’s could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back when it comes to the Seahawks succeeding for the rest of the year.
Depending on his recovery time and what the injury exactly entails, the best case scenario is likely a six-week recovery that would bring him back for Week 17 at the earliest, with an appearance in the wild-card round possible. Worst case, it’d take Sherman six months, which would send him out for the rest of the season and dash the Seahawks’ postseason dreams.
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The Seahawks likely won’t be getting a top-two seed in the NFC heading into the playoffs, which would actually make the whole process a bit tougher for Sherman’s recovery. He could be healthy in time for a potential wild-card matchup to start the postseason, but he also may need to rush himself back to make that happen.
Either way, this is a brutal blow for the Seahawks and their defense as they look to make the playoffs in a tough conference, and they’ll need Sherman back as soon as possible to succeed.