Seattle Seahawks’s quarterback Geno Smith, whose recent lesion pulls him out of the field as the Seahawks fight for second place in the NFC West after mixed results, which included a beatdown facing the Rams (30-13), barely beating the Detroit Lions (37-31), and winning their last game against the New York Giants (24-3)
The NFL world is wracked with action. There are the rivalries, the media coverage, the broadcasts, the debates on the hot plays, who’s making the headlines by making their way to the top of the scoreboard early in the season, the prospects for the mid-season, and there’s also the other topic we need to cover today: Lesions, the abundant problem that NFL athletes face in such a high-level and lesion-prone contact sport.
But it was in that last game that Geno Smith faced an injury that’s taking him out of circulation, at least, for the moment being. What happened to Geno Smith? What are the consequences of his lesion? Is it something he can bounce back from? Furthermore, how will the Seahawks face their next two games against the Bengals and the Arizona Cardinals in the following weeks?
What Happened To Geno Smith?
Seattle Seahawks Geno Smith had a great start to this season. The man completed 9 out of 10 attempts at Monday Night Football, but facing a match against the New York Giants, the man came down with an injury that has both short-term and long-term consequences.
While doing a play in the second quarter, while second and 11, Geno had his pass attempts stopped right down at the line. He got the ball back and went to the sidelines, and that’s when Isaiah Simmons, the linebacker for the Giants, went on him like a freight train in what could be construed and argued as a late hit.
Though Simmons didn’t face a flag, Geno Smith was far from happy about getting that knock. He stumbled and had a difficult time getting up, tiptoeing his way off the field. It was evident that Geno was not happy with Simmons’s tackle, and started to get rowdy with the New York safety Xavier McKinney as well as two other team members before the game moved on.
Geno Smith played the third down move that resulted in an incomplete pass. Then he jogged his way out of the sidelines, looking very uncomfortable with his walk. Then, Geno was examined by the medical staff of the Seahawks.
The Seahawks substituted Smith with Drew Lock in the second quarter with three minutes and five seconds remaining. Fun fact: The Seattle Seahawks don’t have a replacement in case Drew Lock gets an injury.
Geno Smith Has An Undisclosed Knee Injury
Geno’s knee injury was examined by the Seahawks’ medical staff, who recommended Smith be tightlipped about it. Only a couple of days ago, Smith was interviewed by the press, and he said that the medical staff told him to keep things quiet, only commenting about how happy he was that “it isn’t grave” and that he and the Giants defense a history.
What Kind Of Knee Injury Does Geno Smith Probably Have?
If we look at the nasty tackle that New York Giants’s Isiah Simmons gave Geno Smith, and we see how Simmons landed on top of Smith’s leg, the way in which the Seahawks’s quarterback moved, it’s fair to say that Geno Smith might’ve suffered a small lesion of the ACL, the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee, an anatomical structure of the knee in charge of keeping the stability of the skeleton when the body moves, jumps and pivots.
The ACL tear that Geno probably faces might be of a small magnitude because he’s playing on the field again. And remember, the Seahawks only have one replacement for him. Still, further knocks could perpetuate this injury and jeopardize the rest of his season.
Smith can probably bounce back from this injury with some physical therapy, but with two big games ahead against Arizona and Cincinnati, the quarterback has a target on his back; the defense from the Cardinals and the Bengals is likely to hit him and hit him hard.
