The Seattle Seahawks not only came out of Monday night’s game with a victory and a first place standing in the NFC West, they also managed to avoid any serious injuries – which is always crucial at this stage of the season.
However – coach Pete Carroll did indicate the shoulder injury suffered by veteran defensive end Ziggy Ansah could be more of an issue than originally thought.
“Ziggy’s shoulder is a problem,” Carroll said on 710 ESPN’s Danny and Gallant show Tuesday morning. “But he bounced back from it and he did recover from the stinger, so we’ll see. He’s been nursing the shoulder all along from last year and we’ll have to see how it goes going forward.”
The fact that Ansah’s injury is to the same shoulder he battled with last season, throughout training camp and the preseason is certainly not a good sign, and should it flare up at all this week there’s a decent chance he has to miss some time.
Ansah’s performance has started to come around as of late, with five quarterback hits in his last two games, and his absence would be felt by this up-and-coming Seattle defense.
A short week will make it a little tougher for these veteran guys to get right by Sunday night, when Seattle takes on the Rams in Los Angeles.
