Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch getting MRI on injured hamstring

RENTON – Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said running back Marshawn Lynch is undergoing an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the hamstring injury that knocked him out of Sunday’s game. The team won’t know about Lynch’s status until later in the week, but as Carroll noted, he’ll benefit from Seattle’s practice schedule being pushed back a day with the team playing next Monday night.

“Just got to wait and see,” Carroll said when asked about his level of concern with Lynch, who didn’t play in the second half of Seattle’s win over Chicago. “We have a couple days here to figure it out. Usually he goes light on Wednesday, which will be on Thursday this week. So he’s got some time here to figure it out. We really probably won’t know until Friday. The MRI will be important, though, when we get the results back from that.”

Lynch’s availability was a question mark entering the game due to a calf injury he sustained last week against Green Bay. Carroll said that injury along with a sore neck made it difficult for Lynch to warm up before the game, which explains why he missed Seattle’s first two offensive series. Carroll said Lynch’s calf injury “is resolving” and that the bigger concern now is his hamstring, which he hurt while catching a fourth-down pass near the end of the second quarter.

Nose tackle Brandon Mebane also left Sunday’s game in the first half due to a groin injury. Carroll called it a strain but had no further update on Mebane’s prognosis.

“We need to see what that feels like in a couple days, too,” Carroll said. “He was getting around OK today, from what the trainers said, but we’ll have to wait and see.”

Carroll said the team won’t know until later this week about the statuses of cornerback Tharold Simon (dislocated toe) and free safety Steven Terrell (hip flexor), who both missed Sunday’s game. Carroll reiterated that tight end Luke Willson (back) could have played Sunday but was held out as a precaution and is expected to return this week.

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