Sam Darnold exits with hip injury in Seahawks injury scare — one drive into season
The Seahawks’ Super Bowl defense could not have gotten off to a more inauspicious start.
Quarterback Sam Darnold limped off the field after taking a sack on Seattle’s first drive of the game against the Patriots. He went to the blue medical tent and went back to the Seahawks locker room as backup Drew Lock entered the game for the team’s second offensive drive of Wednesday’s season opener.
On a third-and-6 just inside Patriots territory, Darnold could not find an open receiver before Dre’Mont Jones took him down for a sack. Darnold landed hard on his right leg and went off the field gingerly and with a limp as Seattle punted.
After Darnold went back to the locker room, the Seahawks said he was questionable to return with a hip injury.
Darnold, the No. 3 overall pick of the Jets in 2018, led Seattle to its second Super Bowl title last season with a win over the Patriots. But in the rematch, things got off to a far more concerning start for Seattle.
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