The Seattle Seahawks got quite a scare Thursday night at Lumen Field when guard Damien Lewis was fitted with an air cast and carted off the field. At first glance, Lewis appeared to suffer a serious leg injury but later testing revealed a lateral ankle sprain.
Coach Pete Carroll is confident Lewis will be able to return to the action sooner than later.
“Only that it is kind of a basketball ankle sprain, so that is a really positive thing,” Carroll explained after Sunday’s practice. “It’s the swelling that he has to deal with. There are no torn ligaments or any of that stuff, so it doesn’t mean that he is immediately popping back, but it’s not going to be a long time.
“It’s like not a high ankle sprain that lingers forever.”
Lewis likely won’t be back by the Seahawks’ final preseason game on Friday but with the opener not until Sept. 12 against the Broncos, all fingers are crossed he’ll be ready to roll by then.
