The Seahawks’ season took quite a turn on Thursday night. Losing to the Rams at home was bad enough, but it pales in comparison to the tragedy of suffering a major injury to the most important player on the team.
In the third quarter, Russell Wilson suffered a significant finger injury on his throwing hand that required surgery. Now, he’s expected to miss at least a month and possibly as much as 6-8 weeks. As one might expect, Wilson got to work on his recovery right away, undergoing surgery on Friday. Afterwards, he shared this photo on social media.
Lion Heart. pic.twitter.com/rgKNk7Qit5
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) October 9, 2021
Wilson hadn’t missed a game yet in his career, making 149 consecutive starts for Seattle. That was the longest active streak for a quarterback.
Now, backup Geno Smith is set to start for the Seahawks next Sunday – making for an interesting bit of repeat history in the NFL.
In 2017, Eli Manning was the active leader in consecutive starts at QB with 210 before being replaced by Geno Smith
Now, in 2021, Russell Wilson is the active leader for consecutive starts at QB with 149, a streak that will end when the Seahawks instead start, yep, Geno Smith https://t.co/fK2EqNL6Al
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) October 9, 2021
Time is a flat circle.
