Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll held a zoom press conference on Wednesday afternoon, addressing some of the trials of trying to prepare for an NFL draft and run a football team during this global pandemic.
Carroll was asked about keeping tabs on Seattle’s two running backs, Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny, who suffered season-ending injuries near the end of the 2019 campaign.
“You know, our staff has been staying in touch with those guys,” Carroll responded. “I’ve communicated with those guys throughout. Just checking in on them, the normal process. They are in their programs and working really hard and doing really well as far as we can monitor. So we are making the kind of progress that we need to make, really, across the board. Our staff is able to stay in touch with those guys and there are some guys here staying fit in our own facility; the league allows that to happen, but for the guys remote — we just keep track and seems like everything is going really well as far as we can tell and we’re pleased so far.”
Carson (hip) was injured against the Cardinals in Week 16, while Penny suffered an ACL tear in Week 14 against the Rams.
The pair of injuries forced the Seahawks to sign Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin off the street, and Lynch carried Seattle into the playoffs with four touchdowns in three games.
Carson is further along in his recovery than Penny, who Carroll anticipates might be placed on the PUP list during training camp.
Regardless, both are expected to be ready to play when the season kicks off in September, and Carroll’s words on Wednesday only further emphasize that timeline.
