The Seahawks placed receiver Tyler Lockett on injured reserve Tuesday, the result of a leg injury sustained in Saturday's game against Arizona. Receiver Kasen Williams was promoted from the practice squad to fill the open roster spot.
Williams, who went undrafted out of the University of Washington in 2015, has spent most of past two seasons on Seattle's practice squad, though he earned a late-season promotion last year. The former Skyline High School standout appeared in the final two games of the 2105 regular season, catching one pass for 8 yards. He also played in both of Seattle's postseason games.
Lockett, a third-round pick in last year's draft, broke his tibia and fibula while making a 28-yard catch in Saturday's loss to Arizona. Lockett had surgery on Saturday night, and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is optimistic about the receiver and return specialist's chances at making a full recovery before next season starts.
"The surgery went exceptionally well, and he has a real chance to get back going four to six weeks from now, and from there he'll work his way back in a few months and have a chance to get himself going," Carroll said Monday. "He's absolutely positively optimistic about all of that.
"All indications if everything goes as it's supposed to he should be in pretty good shape and have a chance to come back, really without question. There's always an opportunity for complications and stuff, but the extraordinary worker that he is, his attitude, his mentality will all lead to the indication that he should be able to come roaring back from this."
Lockett, who earned first-team All-Pro and Pro-Bowl honors as a returner last year, finishes the 2016 season with 41 catches for 597 yards and one touchdown, as well as 114 rushing yards, including a 75-yard touchdown that was Seattle's longest run of the season. Lockett also had 606 kick return yards, averaging 26.3 yards per return, and 243 punt return yards.
Team photographer Rod Mar shares behind-the-scenes images from the Seahawks' Week 16 game against the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Eve at CenturyLink Field.
Kam Chancellor arrives at CenturyLink Field for the Week 16 contest against the visiting Arizona Cardinals.
Receivers Paul Richardson and Tyler Lockett chat in the locker room before early warmups.
Tackle Garry Gilliam stretches on the field two hours before kickoff.
Russell Wilson listens to music on his Bose headphones during his pregame ritual.
Head coach Pete Carroll plays catch before the players arrive on the field for early warmups.
Fans greet players as they emerge from the locker room for pregame warmups.
Tight end Luke Willson listens to position coach Pat McPherson in the locker room before kickoff.
Safety Kelcie McCray prepares to take the field with the rest of the defensive backfield.
The defensive backs get pumped in their pregame circle.
Offensive tackle George Fant waits for his name to be called during pregame introductions.
Quarterback Russell Wilson confers with head coach Pete Carroll in the locker room just before the team took the field for kickoff.
A member of the military helps hold the American flag aloft during the playing of the national anthem prior to kickoff.
Defensive lineman Frank Clark gets focused before taking the field.
Ahtyba Rubin tackles Arizona's David Johnson early in the contest.
Michael Bennett celebrates a sack of Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer in the first quarter.
Safety DeShawn Shead yells after tackling Arizona's David Johnson.
Seattle's Marcel Reese looks to recapture a fumble in the first quarter that led to a turnover.
The Sea Gals were dressed in holiday style for the Christmas Eve game.
Tyler Lockett finds room on the outside as he looks for yardage.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks to escape pressure from Arizona's Calais Campbell.
Tyler Lockett has a potential touchdown pass batted away by Arizona defenders in the first quarter.
Seattle's Doug Baldwin is tackled by Arizona's D.J. Swearinger in the second quarter.
Seattle's Bobby Wagner briefly grasped the helmet of Arizona's David Johnson before making the tackle.
Arizona's J.J. Nelson races for a touchdown after getting behind the Seattle defense in the second quarter.
Russell Wilson dances his way upfield, scrambling away from Arizona's Josh Mauro.
Seattle's Doug Baldwin gets behind the Arizona defense for one of his 13 receptions in the game.
Seattle head coach Pete Carroll comforts receiver Tyler Lockett, who was injured near the goal line after a reception in the second quarter.
Seattle receiver Tyler Lockett signals to the crowd as he is helped to a cart to be taken off the field after injuring his leg in the second quarter.
Seattle's Cliff Avril reaches out and strips the ball from Arizona's David Johnson, resulting in a turnover recovered by the Seahawks.
Quarterback Russell Wilson greets teammates as they return to the locker room at halftime.
As part of halftime festivities, the family of U.S. Army Sergeant Scott Young watches a video message from him. Sergeant Young is currently stationed in Iraq while his family lives in Tacoma, WA.
Upon realizing that U.S. Army Sergeant Scott Young was in the stadium for a surprise greeting, his family races to meet him.
The family of U.S. Army Sergeant Scott Young mobs him on the field during halftime as he is reunited with them for the holidays before returning to his deployment in Iraq.
In the second half, Alex Collins got the call, and found yards against the Cardinals defense.
Receiver Doug Baldwin leaps high but a pass in the end zone is batted away.
Receiver Paul Richardson saw extended playing time in the absence of injured teammate Tyler Lockett.
The Seahawks assistant coaches react to a touchdown by Seattle's Jermaine Kearse in the third quarter.
Jermaine Kearse lets out a yell after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter.
Seattle's Jarran Reed muscles down Arizona's David Johnson in the third quarter.
Seattle's Russell Wilson fires a pass in the second half.
Seattle's Doug Baldwin scores in the fourth quarter on a 42-yard reception from Russell Wilson to cut Arizona's lead to three at 21-18.
Receiver Doug Baldwin kneels and prays in the end zone after his touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Seattle's Jimmy Graham races for the end zone.
Seattle's Jimmy Graham tumbles into the end zone at the end of a 37-yard TD reception late in the fourth quarter.
Seattle defenders K.J. Wright, Cassius Marsh and Bobby Wagner celebrate a stop.
Paul Richardson takes a bow after his two-yard touchdown reception tied the game at 31-31 with 1:00 remaining in the game.
Michael Bennett tries valiantly for the block, but Chandler Catanzaro's field goal as time expired was good, giving the Cardinals the victory.
Seattle's Justin Britt congratulates Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald after the game.
Head coach Pete Carroll talks to his team in the locker room after the loss.
More than an hour after the game, linebacker Brock Coyle walked across CenturyLInk Field with his longtime girlfriend Brooke.
Waiting at midfield was a table with memorabilia from their relationship and a marriage proposal from Brock. She said yes, as friends and family watched from afar.
