Sam Darnold ruled out of Seahawks’ season opener with hip injury
Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold left after being sacked on the opening drive, with Drew Lock taking over against New England.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was ruled out of the NFL season opener against the New England Patriots after suffering a hip injury on Seattle’s opening drive.
Darnold was sacked by Patriots defensive lineman Dre’Mont Jones on third down and limped from the field after the Seahawks were forced to punt. He was later evaluated in the medical tent.
The Seahawks initially listed Darnold as questionable to return before ruling him out, according to reporting from Yahoo Sports and The Sporting News.
Drew Lock replaced Darnold at quarterback for the remainder of the game. The supplied information does not state the severity of Darnold’s injury or provide a recovery timeline.
