What It Means:

"It wasn't that serious, so there's nothing to address," he said. Sherman also said he'd be surprised if the league punished the Seahawks for not disclosing his injury. "There's been a number of teams that have been warned so we'll see what happens," said Sherman. 2016 was a relatively down year by Sherman's standards, but he still earned Pro Football Focus' 10th-highest grade out of 120 qualifiers at cornerback.

The Seahawks' secondary ranked just 15th this season in opponent-adjusted Defensive Passing Net Expected Points per play, though that mostly nosedived after free safety Earl Thomas' season-ending injury.