Seattle Seahawks left tackle George Fant suffered a season-ending ACL tear during Friday night's 20-13 preseason win against the Minnesota Vikings, according to ESPN.com's Sheil Kapadia.
"I'm really broken-hearted about George Fant getting hurt," head coach Pete Carroll told reporters after the game. "Just unfortunate. He's done so much and come so far."
Fant, who was in line to start at left tackle, tweeted a message thanking fans for their support after he was carted off the field:
"We talked about the great year that he had this offseason and that it's going to take that same kind of application and fight and competitiveness and spirit to work his way back through this," Carroll said of Fant's recovery, according to Aron Yohannes of the team's official website.