The Geno Smith injury situation is the biggest thing to monitor as the Seattle Seahawks head into their crucial Week 15 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. Ahead of this game, where a loss could knock the Seahawks out of the playoff picture, head coach Pete Carroll detailed just how his starting quarterback picked up the surprising groin injury and gave an update about his status for the team’s Dec. 18 “Monday Night Football” clash.
Pete Carroll Explains How His QB Got Hurt
Geno Smith bruised his triceps in the second half of the Seahawks’ 17-16 Week 11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 19. Seahawks fans knew all about that heading into the team squad’s Week 14 game on Dec. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers.
What The 12s didn’t know is that Smith picked up a groin injury in practice leading up to that game, which would cause him to have to sit out so Carroll would have to start Drew Lock. This injury and subsequent backup QB situation led to a 28-16 loss to the Niners, the Seahawks’ fourth in a row.
On his weekly show, “The Pete Carroll Show”, on Seattle Sports radio, the head coach finally explained exactly what happened to Smith leading up to the 49ers game.
“He was finishing a throw in practice when one of our guys kind of crossed in front of him and clipped his heel a little bit. He stumbled and jolted his leg around, jabbing him in the groin.” In no way was it a violent play. In no way was it a violent accident. It was merely a sad event. He simply landed odd, taken off guard. He simply took an odd step; he didn’t even stumble.
Carroll concluded by saying that Smith was “fighting the whole way” before the game but “he knew he couldn’t” go.
So, the issue now is: Will Smith suit up for Monday night’s Week 15 game against the Eagles? Carroll has discussed that topic nonstop all week.
An update on Geno Smith’s injury
Carroll expressed hope that the upcoming Geno Smith injury news would be good during his Monday raid show appearance.
“We are going to locate Geno. However, given his ability to run about, I believe Geno will be a really excellent player. Carroll remarked, “We’ll just kind of see if he can get through it.”
