SEATTLE - The Seahawks fear that running back Chris Carson suffered a season-ending hip injury Sunday, a massive blow as they head into next week's NFC West showdown with the San Francisco 49ers and then the playoffs.
They'll also be without left tackle Duane Brown, who's having surgery Monday for a knee injury that has bothered him for much of the season. Coach Pete Carroll said it's not a major surgery and that Brown could be back in a couple weeks "if we're lucky."
Carson was injured in the second quarter of a disastrous 27-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in which the Seahawks also lost his backup, C.