Seattle Seahawks lose Matt Hasselbeck and Red Bryant
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has suffered a concussion and defensive end Red Bryant has suffered what is being described as a significant knee injury, in the wake of Seattle's humiliating
33-3 defeat at the hands of the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, 31 October.
The Seahawks are optimistic that Hasselbeck, who was sacked eight times by the Raiders defence, will be able to make a return to the lineup for the team's next game against the New York Giants, but based
on early reports they are expecting that Bryant could be out of the lineup for a significant amount of time.
"It sounds like it was pretty slight concussion that should be OK," head coach Peter Carroll said of Hasselbeck's condition. "But he still has to go through the process to make sure he's all right, but
we think he'll play."
As for the status of Bryant, who was injured in last Sunday's second quarter after one of his team-mates collided with his knee, according to Carroll, "he'll be out a while at best."
Since arriving as head coach in Seattle, Carroll moved Bryant from defensive tackle to defensive end where the 26-year-old had become a mainstay in the Seahawks' defence.
"We've really leaned on him as we've made the transition schematically and I've said it numerous times that he's done a great job for us," Carroll said of Bryant's contribution to the team. "Now we need
to see how we hold up without him. He's shown us the style of the play that we like there and given us a good illustration of what we can do with him, but he's been a significant factor."
It's been an up and down season for the Seahawks so far as they are still, just barely, clinging to top spot in the NFC West with a record of 4-3.
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