For a team with a Super Bowl trophy in its hands, the Seahawks haven’t had many issues to deal with this offseason.
And one of their biggest concerns appears to be dissipating.
According to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, it appears defensive end/linebacker Bruce Irvin is recovering well from hip surgery in June.
Irvin tweeted out the latest update as eloquently as possible: “Rehabbing sucks! But man my hip feels 100 times better!”
Previously, he was viewed as the Seahawks player who might need more time and might not be ready for training camp.
“Bruce is going to be up against it a little bit,” head coach Pete Carroll said earlier this summer. “He’s had a fantastic recovery already and he is going to work his butt off to get back. But we are going to have to wait and see.”
If he’s well, he could compete for a starting linebacker job with Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith. Of course, the best use is probably to move him around and to take advantage of his pass-rush ability.
But before they can do that, he has more rehabbing ahead of him, which he apparently does not enjoy.