Seahawks cornerback DeAndre Elliott left Thursday night’s game against the Oakland Raiders on the back of a cart with an air cast on his right leg after sustaining an apparent ankle injury.
Elliott seemed to have his right foot caught underneath teammate Otha Peters as they attempted to make a tackle of Raiders’ running back George Atkinson. Elliott was in obvious pain and was immediately tended to by trainers before leaving on the cart. The entire Seahawks bench emptied to surround the cart before Elliott left the field.
Elliott was in competition for a roster spot with Seattle after being on the Seahawks’ roster last season. He appeared in 13 games after signing with Seattle as an undrafted free agent out of Colorado State. He recorded eight tackles for Seattle last season.
A player has been carted off with a significant injury in each of Seattle’s four preseason games. Seattle safety Jordan Simone sustained a torn ACL in their opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. Left tackle George Fant was lost to a torn ACL against the Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware was lost for the year to a PCL tear last week in Seattle.
Update: 1:37 a.m. ET: Head coach Pete Carroll said after the game Elliott suffered a dislocated and broken ankle.
