Rookie Rashaad Penny broke his finger doing what he and the Seahawks have been emphasizing since the first-round draft choice arrived months ago: pass blocking.
But for Seattle, the news from there on the prized running back gets better.
Coach Pete Carroll said following Wednesday’s practice that Penny’s surgery with a specialist in Philadelphia went “beautifully”—and that the team expects him to be ready to play in the season opener Sept. 9 at Denver.
“He was in a pass-rush drill (Monday) and just caught a finger,” Carroll said of a session in which Penny impressively stopped rookie draft choice Shaquem Griffin twice and undrafted fellow rookie linebacker Jake Pugh once.