Curry will play in today's game

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 20, 2009

Despite barely being able to walk earlier this week, rookie Aaron Curry will be able to play for the Seattle Seahawks today against the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Curry is probable after fully participating in practice the past two days with a hip-pointer injury.

Curry, a former Wake Forest standout, was injured late in the fourth quarter of the Seattle Seahawks' 34-7 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday. Curry was trying to get off a block to tackle Texans running back Arian Foster when teammate David Hawthorne came flying in and put his helmet in Curry's right hip.

Curry briefly remained on the field face down before being carted off.

"It was tough. I was a little scared for the future because I didn't know how bad it really was," Curry said.

He struggled to even get dressed after the game, wincing in pain with every movement. X-rays came back negative and Curry was able to move around better on Monday, which gave Coach Jim Mora hope that Curry would be able to play this week.

"When we came in on Monday he was a lot better and when they indicated that it was muscle, soft-tissue more than bone, they were pretty confident, our training staff, that by the end of the week that he would probably be ready to go and he is," Mora said.

Friday was the best Curry felt all week. "Today felt great," Curry said. "There's still some little small issues but it's not a big deal. Nothing that will keep me from playing."

Notes: Wide receiver Nate Burleson is out with a high-ankle sprain. Linebacker D.D. Lewis is questionable with a knee injury. ... Mora said center Max Unger and guard Chris Spencer have acclimated well to the switch in positions this week. "Chris has been helping Max with some of the calls and hopefully it goes well Sunday. I think it will," Mora said. ... Spencer will play right guard for the first quarter with guard Mike Gibson getting a chance to play the position in the second quarter. ... Running backs Justin Forsett and Julius Jones will split series this week, sharing even more of the workload than in previous weeks.