Richard Sherman Injury: Updates on Seahawks Star's Knee and Recovery

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman played with an MCL injury during the 2016 NFL season, limiting him down the stretch.

Continue for updates.

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Seahawks Reportedly Warned Over Sherman Injury

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported the Seahawks were issued a warning for violating the league's injury-reporting policy on Sherman and won't be disciplined further. Garafolo added that the violation was "deemed to result from misinterpretation of rules" and that if there are further issues with the policy, the incident will be considered in any potential punishment.

On Jan. 19, Chris Mortensen of ESPN (h/t Adam Schefter of ESPN) reported that Seattle may lose its 2017 second-round draft choice after failing to disclose Sherman's injury. Mortensen added that the pick would be an elevation of the fifth-round pick Seattle lost in September, rather than a separate pick. 

The Seahawks are contending that Sherman didn't miss a snap, which should work in their favor, per Mortensen. 

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported on Jan. 17 that the league was "looking into" Sherman's injury, as the cornerback wasn't on the injury report.

"He has some regrets about this season," head coach Pete Carroll said Jan. 16, per Sheil Kapadia of ESPN.com.

Jessamyn McIntyre of 710 ESPN Seattle noted that Carroll described the injury as "significant" and said it was frustrating. 

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Sherman Comments on NFL Investigation

Friday, Jan. 27 

When asked about his injury and the controversy surrounding it, Sherman told Conor Orr of NFL.com, "it wasn't that serious, so there's nothing to address." He added he doesn't think the team should be punished, citing the NFL's treatment of other teams who have had similar incidents with injury reporting in the past. Furthermore, he said it would be "odd" if the Seahawks received more than a warning regarding the incident.  

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Sherman Is Indispensable Anchor of Legion of Boom

The four-time Pro Bowler tallied four interceptions during the 2016 season and raised his career total to 30. Those numbers would likely be even better if opposing quarterbacks weren't often hesitant to throw the ball to the receiver on his side of the field.

Sherman is also a three-time first-team All-Pro and one of the key figures of the Legion of Boom backfield that anchors Seattle's defense. 

Fortunately for the Seahawks, they do have plenty of surrounding talent in that secondary. They led the league in pass defense in 2014 and finished second in 2015 and eighth in 2016.

Seattle boasts arguably as much talent as any team in the league when it comes to the secondary, and Sherman should have time to recover this offseason.