Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll told reporters Monday that safety Earl Thomas will miss the rest of the season with a fractured tibia.
Carroll said the injury was confirmed Monday and that any timetable for a potential return extends past the remaining weeks this season. Thomas was injured in a collision with teammate Kam Chancellor during Sunday night’s win over the Panthers and tweeted from the locker room that he was contemplating retirement.
Thomas, who’s one of the NFL’s best at his position, had played in 106 consecutive games before a hamstring injury kept him out two weeks ago.
Steven Terrell came in to replace Thomas following the injury. Carroll said Monday that Tyvis Powell, Kelcie McCray and Dewey McDonald are all in the mix at safety behind Terrell.