Seahawks fans looked on with concern when the injury cart was brought out for star wide receiver DK Metcalf late in Sunday’s game against the Lions.
However, it seems as though the Seattle pass-catcher only needed a ride because nature was calling.
Shortly after Metcalf hopped onto the cart under his own power, Fox Sports sideline reporter Jen Hale revealed that the 24-year-old wasn’t injured. Instead, he just needed a bathroom break.
Metcalf sat up on the side of the cart for the ride around the field and didn’t appear to be in any discomfort at the time. He returned to the sidelines, also on the cart, a short while later.
While the use of the injury cart for regular bathroom break may be seen as excessive, there was a logical reason for the Seahawks to make the decision. An NFL staffer told ESPN’s Field Yates the distance from the visitors’ sideline to the visitors’ locker room at Ford Field is among the longest such journeys in the league, which likely contributed to Metcalf hitching a ride.
Prior to his sojourn to the restroom, Metcalf had his most explosive game of the 2022 campaign, hauling in seven catches for 149 yards. He did not make a catch upon his return, but wasn’t needed to as the Seahawks closed out a 48–45 shootout win to improve to 2–2 on the year.
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