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Seattle Seahawks likely lose key defensive player for season with ‘ACL injury’

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Jason Burgos | Last updated 12/16/22

The Seattle Seahawks not only suffered a major loss to rivals the San Franciso 49ers on Thursday night, they likely lost one of their best players on defense for the rest of the season.

Yesterday, the Seahawks battle the 49ers hoping to keep their division title hopes alive. However, their high-powered offense was kept in check by the elite San Francisco defense, and Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey starred in helping guide the 49ers to a 21-13 victory.

The win clinched the NFC West title for the ‘9ers and set Seattle on a course where they will now have to fight their way into a playoff spot over the final weeks of the 2022 season. Unfortunately, they will likely have to make that postseason push with talented defensive tackle Bryan Mone.

Seattle Seahawks tackle Bryan Mone likely has season-ending ACL injury

Following the team’s frustrating loss at home on Thursday — a fourth in their last five — head coach Pete Carroll revealed to the media that four-year veterans suffered a serious knee injury in the first quarter of their latest defeat.

“Big Mone, he hurt his knee (via John Boyle). We can’t say everything, but it’s a significant knee injury… He had a legitimate knee injury. It’s an ACL injury.”
– Pete Carroll

Mone started in three of the 13 games he played in this season. While he isn’t a Pro Bowler and anchor of the unit, he has become a key player in the line’s interior with starter Al Woods sidelined with an achilles injury.

The Seattle Seahawks defense has been their weakness this season and more injuries to that group won’t help their chances in snagging up one of the NFC’s wild card spots.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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