While the Seahaws, like any other team, have dealt with a few minor injuries, they got out of camp relatively healthy, which is no small feat considering there has been no personal offseason training this year. Carroll said the accomplishments are a testament to the work of Seattle’s strength, fitness and athletic training team.
“I think the coaching staff deserves a lot of praise, as well as the strength training staff, because this was an unusual offseason for us, obviously because we never trained with our guys,” Carroll said. “The credit goes to the players for this hard work, but how we were able to adapt things, we are now ready for the first week and we went through it very healthy and in good shape with great continuity. it helped us at a time when we really needed it because we missed all the time. So I’m just happy with the whole flow, it worked very well and positively. ”
Regarding the current injury situation, Cedric Ogbuehi was unable to tackle the ball due to what Carroll described as a minor strain on his pecs, but he is expected to return next week. Titend rookie Stephen Sullivan remains with a thigh injury. Carroll noted that Sullivan had a very good start at camp, but did not give a timeline for his return. Corner Quinton Dunbar was also absent from training, although this was because he was absent from the funeral.
Defender Darrell Taylor, who spent his entire camp on the list of non-football injuries, the result of a college leg injury that led to offseason surgery, could well open a season on the same list, Carroll said.
“We want to be patient because we want to get him back completely,” Carroll said. “… NFI at the beginning of the year? This is a real opportunity. He’s not ready yet, so let’s see how things go. “
