Report: Seahawks' Rashaad Penny to Return in 2020 After Surgery on ACL Injury

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is expected to return to the field in 2020 after undergoing ACL surgery on Friday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Penny's 2019 season came to an end when he suffered a torn ACL against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 8.   

Penny had found a groove not long before being hurt. In the two games prior, he had piled up 203 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries for an average of 7.0 yards per carry.

In his second NFL season, the 2018 first-round pick had recorded 370 rushing yards on 5.7 yards per carry. The San Diego State product added 83 receiving yards and four total touchdowns.

In the immediate aftermath of the diagnosis, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll said the team will proceed with caution as it looks to get the 23-year-old back to 100 percent, per the Seattle Times' Bob Condotta:

"There's some other stuff that they'll look at when they get in there. They are going to do surgery. He will have surgery. He's not going in immediately. They're going to let it quiet down before they do that. It's a long haul before we get him back. We're going to take all the right precautions to make sure we start the process at the right time. They've got to get in there and find out what’s going on, but it's an ACL damage mainly that they're concerned with."

Carroll declined to provide a timetable for Penny's return. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported on Dec. 9 that the California native will be out until training camp.

As Condotta noted, the typical recovery for an ACL injury is approximately 9-10 months. That timeframe would put Penny's availability for Week 1 of the 2020 campaign in jeopardy.