The Seattle Seahawks activated the 2007 Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant from the physically-unable-to-perform list Friday after placing linebacker Lofa Tatupu on injured reserve.
Trufant practiced for the first time last week with the team since July, when a disk issue in his back began, and will play his first game of the season in Seahawks jersey on this Sunday at Dallas. He is expected by Coach Jim Mora to play mainly in nickel defensive alignments on passing downs against the Cowboys. The starting job will be shared by Josh Wilson and Ken Lucas again.
Trufant just returned in time to fill the spot left by Tatupu as the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker had a surgery this week to repair his torn left pectoral muscle and went on IR list.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Seahawks LB Tatupu may be able to return within season
Further tests on Monday indicated that the Seattle Seahawks star linebacker Lofa Tatupu’s injury is less severe than doctors evaluated on Sunday after Tatupu got hurt in Seattle’s 27-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
According to Coach Jim Mora, further review and further imaging showed that the muscle and tendons do not look like completely detached from the bone and it is still premature to day the linebacker is done for the season. He also said team medical personnel are now examining Tatupu’s relatively healthy pectoral muscle on the right side, including with another magnetic resonance imaging test. They will compare it with images taken on the injured left one to further gauge how much damage the left pectoral sustained.
As the team’s co-captain, Tatupu must hope that he will be able to return during season. And if Monday’s results from the MRI are proven accurate, he will indeed be able to play in his Seahawks jersey again after a few weeks of rehabilitation. But at least he will miss the team’s next game following a bye weekend this week.
According to Coach Jim Mora, further review and further imaging showed that the muscle and tendons do not look like completely detached from the bone and it is still premature to day the linebacker is done for the season. He also said team medical personnel are now examining Tatupu’s relatively healthy pectoral muscle on the right side, including with another magnetic resonance imaging test. They will compare it with images taken on the injured left one to further gauge how much damage the left pectoral sustained.
As the team’s co-captain, Tatupu must hope that he will be able to return during season. And if Monday’s results from the MRI are proven accurate, he will indeed be able to play in his Seahawks jersey again after a few weeks of rehabilitation. But at least he will miss the team’s next game following a bye weekend this week.
Monday, October 19, 2009
A torn left pectoral muscle will keep Seahawks MLB Tatupu out for season
After Sunday’s 27-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Seattle Seahawks Coach Jim Mora announced that middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu would miss the rest of the season with a torn left pectoral muscle.
The three-time Pro Bowler appeared to get hurt while tackling receiver Larry Fitzgerald in Cardinals jersey late in the second quarter. While he was walking off the field, he was holding his left chest area and his left arm appeared to be limp. According to Mora, Tatupu would have a surgery following the game.
Before leaving the field with the injury, Tatupu already had a team-high eight tackles against the Cardinals. He was replaced by second-year linebacker David Hawthrone after leaving the field. That was the second time this season Hawthrone had filled in for the Seahawks defensive captain.
The three-time Pro Bowler appeared to get hurt while tackling receiver Larry Fitzgerald in Cardinals jersey late in the second quarter. While he was walking off the field, he was holding his left chest area and his left arm appeared to be limp. According to Mora, Tatupu would have a surgery following the game.
Before leaving the field with the injury, Tatupu already had a team-high eight tackles against the Cardinals. He was replaced by second-year linebacker David Hawthrone after leaving the field. That was the second time this season Hawthrone had filled in for the Seahawks defensive captain.
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