TUKWILA — Obed Vargas will miss “multiple weeks” — and possibly quite a bit longer — after scans revealed that he has a stress fracture in his lower back, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer said on Thursday.
“It’s not a great injury,” Schmetzer told reporters. “He’ll be out multiple weeks, seeing a back specialist every couple of weeks, but this is going to need time to heal.”
Typically speaking, it takes at least 4-8 weeks for a player to return to “sporting activities” after suffering a stress fracture in their back. Vargas will likely need some additional time to regain his fitness, as well.