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Seattle Seahawks Running Back Marshawn Lynch had surgery on Wednesday for a sports hernia injury, according to ESPN.
Coach Pete Carroll said in a news conference that the surgery went well, and he is optimistic that Lynch will be back in three to four weeks.
NFL insider Ian Rapport reported Monday morning that Lynch's abdomen injury was believed to be a sports hernia.
"Lynch will meet with noted specialist Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia today [Monday]," an NFL.com writer wrote. "If Meyers confirms the fear, surgery would come quickly and Beast Mode could be out the rest of the regular season, Rapoport reports, per a source informed of the injury."
CBS Sports reports that the Seahawks aren't planning to put the RB on injured reserve. They will give Lynch time to recover and then determine if he can play.
Lynch will likely continue to be replaced in the lineup by Thomas Rawls, who had 33 touches for 255 yards and two touchdowns in the game against San Francisco.
Carroll is confident that Rawls can carry the load, and with good reason: Rawls became just the third running back in Seahawks history to top 200 yards in a game and trailed only Shaun Alexander's 266-yard game in 2001 in franchise history. He's the third running back in the NFL this season to go over 200 yards, joining Doug Martin (235) and Adrian Peterson (203).
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