The Seahawks’ nightmare scenario along the offensive line has come to fruition.
The Seahawks suffered one potentially serious injury in the first half of Friday’s preseason game against the Vikings when left tackle George Fant was carted off the field with his right knee in an air cast.
The team announced after the game Fant will require surgery for an ACL injury and miss the 2017 season.
“It’s heartbreaking. It’s so unfortunate for George,” Carroll said. “There are other things that follow that but my first thoughts are for George.”
Fant, the presumptive starter going into the regular season, was hurt midway through the second quarter of Friday’s game against the Vikings. Fant was rolled into by teammate Justin Britt on a pass play and immediately fell to the turf in pain. The team training staff attended to Fant on the field and placed an air splint around his lower right leg before he was taken away on a cart.
“He’s going to take the same approach that he took to this past offseason and he’s going to get back and when he gets back he’s going to be a really good football player,” Carroll said.
