Seattle Seahawks Left Tackle Rees Odhiambo Diagnosed With Bruised Sternum
The Seattle Seahawks can now breathe a big sigh of relief because left tackle Rees Odhiambo didn't suffer a cardiac contusion after all.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has confirmed that Odhiambo is dealing with a bruised sternum right now, not a bruised heart as initially feared, and he's already out of the hospital.
"He has been released from the hospital. They took a good look at him. He does not have a bruised heart, which was out there. Whatever. Somebody made that up. That isn't what he has. He's got a bruised sternum," Carroll said, via the News Tribune.
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"He's fine and all, but we will see what that means. I'm not sure what that means for the week. It is nothing beyond that (sternum bruise)," he added.
Carroll also noted that they will send film of the play to the National Football League (NFL) to ask about the legality of the hit to the starting left tackle's chest.
"We'll turn it in. We'll turn it in and see what the league says," Carroll said.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter had initially reported that doctors said Odhiambo might have a cardiac contusion. Well, the reports weren't necessarily wrong because the doctors had to check for that since the offensive tackle was experiencing difficulty breathing.
Odhiambo got hit in the chest by defensive end Jabaal Sheard in the third quarter of their 46–18 victory over the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday and he actually played through the discomfort. He didn't miss a single snap, but after the game, the offensive tackle began to experience shortness of breath and medical personnel tended to him in the locker room before he was taken to the hospital for further examination.
Matt Tobin and Isaiah Battle will likely see an uptick in playing time if Odhiambo misses any games.
