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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett had surgery early Sunday morning to repair a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg, coach Pete Carroll said.

"He had a great surgery, and they say in four to six weeks, he'll be up, moving and getting on the AlterG [treadmill] and working and all that," Carroll said on 710 ESPN Seattle's "Brock and Salk" show. "So it's a very secure job they did. They've got some issues with infection and stuff they have to fight right now to make sure he comes through clean. That's because there was a little break in the skin. But other than that, he's got a chance to have a great recovery."

Carroll said later in the day that Lockett should be ready for the start of training camp.

Head coach Pete Carroll announced during his post-game press conference that wide receiver Tyler Lockett would require surgery for his right leg injury, which would end his 2016 campaign.

"Yes, it is fair to say that," Carroll said, when asked if the surgery would end Lockett's season.

Related players: Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse

Lockett injured his leg during a would-be 29-yard touchdown reception where cornerback Brandon Williams came down awkwardly on the wide receiver's right leg. The injury required Lockett to be stabilized on the field and put in air cast, eventually leading to him being carted off. Eventually, the touchdown would be overturned with the ball placed on the one-yard line to add insult to injury. As a result, his absence led to an increase workload for wide receivers Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse, who had previously been demoted down the depth chart in favor of Lockett.

On the Seattle Seahawks' second offensive play last week, Russell Wilson decided to take a shot deep to wide receiver Tyler Lockett, who was matched up with New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman.

"It was just being able to try to get an outside or inside release, just be aggressive and give him something," Lockett said. "He jumped outside, so I slipped him inside and tried to get vertical and stack him, and Russell put a great ball on [me]. The safety was coming, he got his hand in there, but I was able to secure it and get the first down."

It was Lockett's first explosive play since Week 2, when he suffered a knee injury in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The injury clearly has slowed Lockett down, but he showed signs in last week's game to suggest he's making significant improvement, the story said. It also quoted HC Pete Carroll as saying Lockett is finally back and running fast and confident and able to practice at a high level. This week's matchup is a nice one against an Eagles secondary that is a bit banged up.

Jets quarterback Geno Smith apparently has a torn ACL — an injury that almost certainly would sideline him for the remainder of the season.

Based on an initial MRI examination Smith received Monday, the "belief" is that Smith sustained a torn ACL in Sunday's win over the Ravens, according to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport.

Related players: Ryan Fitzpatrick

Ryan Fitzpatrick — whom Smith just replaced last week as the Jets' starting quarterback — relieved Smith and played the remainder of the game. Sunday marked Smith's first start since the 2014 finale. And he didn't even make it to halftime. Smith is in the final year of his rookie contract, and likely his final season with the Jets organization, the story said.

Geno Smith's attempt to reclaim the Jets' starting quarterback job hit a snag Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

He suffered a right knee injury in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens and won't return against the Baltimore Ravens, the Jets announced.

Ryan Fitzpatrick was back in the game after Smith left.

Jets plan to name Geno Smith their new starting QB today, per league sources.

Related players: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brandon Marshall, Quincy Enunwa

In 30 games in 2013 and 2014, Smith averaged 186 yards passing (6.6 YPA) with 0.83 TD and 1.13 INT. He completed 57.5% of his passes, while also showing an ability as a runner (20 rushing yards with 0.23 rush TD per game). Since he lost the job, he has appeared twice over the past two years, completing 31 of 48 passes (64.6%) with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed three times for 36 yards. In his career, his receivers have averaged 1.45 fantasy points (PPR) per pass attempt, which is similar to Fitzpatrick's career 1.52 FP/PA and better than the 1.35 FP/PA that Fitzpatrick has posted this season. (For reference, Fitzpatrick posted a 1.62 FP/PA in 2015.) So while a quarterback change is not ideal for Brandon Marshall or Quincy Enunwa, Smith's career numbers are better than what Fitzpatrick was generating in 2016. If Smith continues to connect on more than 60% of his passes and can run the ball, he could work his way into the streaming conversation.

After sleeping on it, Todd Bowles is no longer committed to Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Jets’ starting quarterback this weekend.

Bowles appeared to reverse field Tuesday, indicating Fitzpatrick’s status against the Ravens would be decided at a staff meeting later Tuesday night at the team’s Florham Park practice facility.

Related players: Geno Smith

Bowles announced moments after Monday night’s dismal 28-3 road loss to the Cardinals that Fitzpatrick would start Sunday against Baltimore, but said Tuesday that he had “revisited” the issue, the story said.