Seahawks safety Earl Thomas will miss the rest of the 2016 season with a fractured tibia, head coach Pete Carroll confirmed Monday.
Thomas, 27, suffered the injury in the second quarter of Seattle's 40-7 win over the Panthers Sunday night after colliding with teammate Kam Chancellor.
During his Monday press conference from the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Carroll said he didn't know whether or not Thomas would require surgery and wouldn't speculate on a timeline for his recovery.
"He's got a serious recovery that he's going to have to go through, and it's going to take a while," Carroll said, adding there would be "no shot" he could return in 2016.