Richard Sherman‘s season is over. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirmed to reporters after Thursday night’s game that Sherman has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon (Twitter link via Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times). The cornerback will be placed on injured reserve in the coming days. 
Sherman told reporters, including Gregg Bell of The News Tribune (Twitter link) that his Achilles has been bothering him since the Rams game back on Oct. 8. He figured it would rupture eventually, but he wanted to keep playing for his teammates. Tonight, he heard a pop and his worst fears were confirmed by doctors in the locker room.
The Seahawks’ options for out-of-house reinforcements are somewhat limited now that the trade deadline has passed. Vontae Davis will be a free agent once he formally clears waivers on Friday, but he is said to be considering season-ending groin surgery. For now, the Seahawks seem likely to fill from within using Justin Coleman, Neiko Thorpe, and Jeremy Lane alongside Shaquill Griffin. It’s also possible that DeShawn Shead will be able to return from IR at some point this year.
Sherman is in the third year of a four-year, $56MM contract extension he inked with the Seahawks back in 2014. The deal calls for a cap number of $13.6MM this year followed by $13.2MM in 2018. In theory, if the Seahawks wanted to put their resources in another direction, they could release Sherman and save $11MM against the cap while carrying just $2.2MM in dead money.
Sherman is still among the league’s best cornerbacks, but it’s a situation to keep an eye on if he does not regain all of his explosiveness after surgery. The Seahawks may seek to tamp down his 2018 cap number, perhaps via a pay cut or a more team-friendly extension.
This marks Sherman’s first incomplete season since entering the league as a fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft. In his six previous seasons, he had perfect regular season attendance while earning five Pro Bowl nods and two First-Team All-Pro selections.
Couldn’t have happened to a more obnoxious guy..
Ironic statement.
It’s one thing to say something so ignorant, but you had to type it out, review it for grammatical errors, and send it. Sheesh.
That is pretty low even for someone that roots for the Santa Clara Dumpster fires.
You do realize, this is the injury which essentially, ended Kobe Bryant’s career?
You’re practically saying a career-ending injury (forget season-ending) is justified.
Think before you speak.
As much as I can not stand this guys loud mouth…it sucks to see this. Don’t like to see anyone hurt like this because injuries like this can mess with someone’s career and you never want to see someone’s career in jeopardy. I personally can’t stand the Seahawks and while it’s hard for me not be happy they just took a big hit like I said I hate to see something like this and I wish Sherman a speedy and a full recovery! Oh and if he does make a full recovery and the Seahawks decide to cut him early I’d love to have him on my team as much Ive never been able to stand the guy but the man can flat out play lol
What makes it so you can’t stand the Seahawks?
Vontae Davis to the Legion!! Make it happen Paul Allen aka the man with all the plans
Well the bright side is he now has a lot more time to dedicate himself to his second full time job of activism. Maybe part of his rehab can be playing capture the flag and trying to get old Dixie out of McNair’s basement.
Richard Sherman’s shadow was unavailable for comment.
Ha! That was a giant shadow in the photo they used
Why would he keep playing if he knew it would rupture? I don’t know much about Achilles injuries, but could this have been prevented with more caution? Or even a more minor surgical repair before it completely ruptured?
One of those guys you can’t stand when he’s on the other team but would love if he was on yours. Football has seen a lot of great players go down this year to injuries. As with the others, hope he comes back well next season and in a form that resembles how he used to play.
Revis is still out there…
good thing Lane failed his physical…
Bmax incoming