Seahawks get bad news with Mychal Kendricks injury

Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright has missed nearly the entire year with injury. But Seattle got bad new about Mychal Kendricks on Wednesday as well.

Just when Seahawks linebackers thought it might be safe to go back into the proverbial waters of the NFL, the injury shark takes another one out. 12s have probably lost hope that K.J. Wright will play again in 2018. But on Wednesday we learned Mychal Kendricks definitely will not play again this season.

I had some minor hopes that Kendricks, who is younger and slightly more physical than Wright, might wear a Seattle uniform for several years. In fact, there is a chance Kendricks will not serve jail time for insider trading.

But Kendricks broke his tibia against the Vikings and will be out a long time. Actually, he might be facing an injury that will keep him out a lot of 2018 as well. The chances are that if he does return to the NFL, it won’t be with the Seahawks.

One could rightfully feel a bit sorry for Kendricks. He did break the law; He has admitted to that. But he has paid back the money that people lost from the crime and he seemed to be doofed into committing the crime in the first place. And after being suspended for far longer than he should have for a non-violent crime and playing his tail off in limited time, he got hurt.

At this point it simply makes sense for Seattle to re-sign Wright. And probably at less cost than they would have had to spend had he been healthy the entire season.

Who could have guessed that undrafted Austin Caltro would have been needed to play so big a role on the 2018 team and that he would actually contribute to Seattle’s success? Don’t get me wrong, Calitro is not a Pro Bowler. But at least he has played so many snaps this season that he should help this team in the playoffs.