Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold does not have a broken bone in his hip, coach Mike Macdonald said, but more tests are still needed to determine how serious the injury is after it forced him out of Seattle’s season opener Wednesday night.
Darnold was sacked by Dre’Mont Jones on Seattle’s first series and appeared to be in pain. He was examined in the sideline medical tent, limped to the locker room, and was ruled out before halftime. Macdonald called the initial diagnosis “positive” but stopped short of saying Darnold would be ready for Week 2.
The injury was an alarming moment for the defending champions, coming in a Super Bowl rematch that Seattle won 29-13 last season. Darnold started every game last season, throwing for 4,048 yards and 25 touchdowns as the Seahawks won a franchise-record 14 games.
Backup Drew Lock, who threw just three passes all last season, took over and completed 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown. Seattle trailed 10-3 in the fourth quarter before Lock connected with Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 45-yard touchdown on fourth down. Seattle’s defense sealed the 13-10 win by intercepting Patriots quarterback Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter.
“I feel like I know Sam really well. He was going to do everything he can to stay out there, but it’s just one of those things where he had to go get looked at,” Lock said.
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