Are you ready for a shocker?

 

After Richard Sherman's MRI, he was only diagnosed with an elbow sprain. Now the Seahawks say he may need the kind of surgery most often done on baseball pitchers.

 

Strong safety Kam Chancellor suffered a torn MCL and deep bone bruise. Initially he was told not to play in the Super Bowl. He will have surgery to repair the ligament.

 

Free safety Earl Thomas only dislocated his shoulder. Now he is a candidate for surgery after playing in the Super Bowl without making it worse.

 

None of them appeared to be in a pain or limited during the Super Bowl. Sherman and Thomas did not favor their injured arms in any practices.

 

Playing was a no-brainer for them because it was the Super Bowl, but the reports surgery may be needed brings up the question, "What if it was a regular season game?" It also makes me wonder how the MRI for Sherman could have missed a ligament tear or if the Seahawks downplayed the results because he showed no signs of pain or limitation in practices. Maybe the fact Sherman is right-handed (which was confirmed by coach Pete Carroll) had something to do with it. And Chancellor? How in the world did he get cleared to play after being diagnosed with a torn MCL?

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...super-bowl

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