Seattle Seahawks guard James Carpenter's season has ended early for the second consecutive year.
The former first-round pick left Sunday's game after feeling pain in the knee that was seriously injured a year ago. On Tuesday, he was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list, according to the team. There was no explanation as to why Carpenter was placed on that list instead of injured reserve, which is where a player is placed after suffering an injury in a game.
Carpenter, chosen No. 25 overall in 2011 out of Alabama, started at right tackle last season before suffering a severe knee injury last November. He missed the first three games of this season as he continued his recovery.
"He felt a little sharp pain in the game that didn't go away," head coach Pete Carroll said. "He has overcome so much and he's done such a tremendous job to get to this point that he has just been busting through, but something did pop up here that bothered him enough where he couldn't finish the game."
Seattle added guard Rishaw Johnson to take Carpenter's spot, promoting him from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Johnson was an undrafted free agent this year.
The Seahawks also released receiver Braylon Edwards with a waived/injured designation. Edwards was a former first-round pick who was signed during training camp. He appeared in 10 games, catching eight passes.
