Defensive back Gavin Heslop had just been promoted from the practice squad last Friday before appearing in the Seattle Seahawks Week-14 win over the Houston Texans.
In a scary scene, he was carted off the field in the fourth quarter with a devastating leg injury. Heslop remained behind in Texas at a Houston hospital.
“What a heartbreaker,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters on Monday. “He just got started. He was doing well too, and to get to this point where we got them active and all that, versatile football player. It’s just too bad. It’s a real shame.”
While Carroll confirmed that Heslop had indeed broken both his fibula and tibia he also had some good news to report.
“He had a real successful surgery,” Carroll said. “He sounded way better, was much more upbeat about that everything worked out OK and all that. He’ll get back here in a couple days.”
