Nov 7, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back C.J. Prosise (22) picks up a first down as he is tackled by Buffalo Bills free safety Corey Graham (20) during the third quarter at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks won 31-25. Photo Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
Just as the Seattle Seahawks’ running game began to hit its stride, they have to deal with the setback of another significant injury.
C.J. Prosise will be out indefinitely after sustaining a fractured scapula in Sunday’s 26-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Prosise will not need surgery to repair the issue but it won’t be known for several weeks just how long he’s expected to be out.
“We don’t know anything about that right now. We’re not going to know that for a couple weeks and how it’s turning,” head coach Pete Carroll said.
Prosise ripped off a 72-yard touchdown run on his second carry of the game Sunday against the Eagles. It was his first career touchdown and the biggest play on the ground of the season for the Seahawks by far.
The run was the catalyst to Seattle’s best rushing performance of the season. The Seahawks finished with 152 yards as Thomas Rawls returned to the field for the first time in eight weeks after being sidelined half the season due to a hairline fibula fracture.
For a half, Rawls and Prosise combined to show real promise as a tandem. Now Seattle will have to deal with Prosise being sidelined once again.
It’s the fourth different injury Prosise has sustained since being drafted in May. He had a hip flexor in OTAs, a hamstring strain during training camp, and a broken bone in his wrist sustained in the season opener against Miami before Sunday’s injury versus the Eagles.
Prosise was hit by Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham while trying to catch a check down pass from Russell Wilson with 16 seconds left in the second quarter.
Additionally, Troymaine Pope – who was just promoted from the practice squad last week – suffered a right high-ankle sprain on his second carry of the game in the fourth quarter that will likely keep him out for the immediate future as well. Rawls will be limited in practice this week after getting banged up on 17 total touches against the Eagles.
“He’s banged up now. He threw his body around, he was like in a train wreck,” Carroll said of Rawls. “He’ll be taken care of this week, we’ll get him back and really excited to see him play for us. He played great and he looked terrific.”
The injuries will force Seattle to do more juggling and experimentation with their rushing attack in the meantime.
George Farmer, a converted wide receiver, could be promoted from the practice squad to give Seattle a receiving back to complement Rawls and rookie Alex Collins.
