Lockette had surgery to repair ligaments in his neck after taking a vicious hit Nov. 1 while covering a punt. He returned to CenturyLink Field on Sunday night and received a warm welcome from teammates and fans.
It was right before the game, and Ricardo Lockette stood up high in the stadium at CenturyLink Field, neck brace and all, waving a towel.
As Lockette, the injured Seahawks receiver and special-teams ace, tried to pump life into the crowd, his teammates on Seattle’s kickoff coverage group looked up from the field, just before the opening kickoff, and formed an “L” with their hands.