Kam Chancellor played with MCL tear, deep bone bruise

Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor told the team's website the knee injury he suffered in practice two days before the Super Bowl was a deep bone bruise and a tear in his medial collateral ligament.

“It’s not a matter of talking about being injured and playing, it’s about being grateful for getting the opportunity to still even play through the injury,” said Chancellor, who made 10 tackles, one for loss, in the 28-24 defeat to the Patriots.

“There are some people that get injured and can’t even play this game, can’t even play a game. So you’ve got to be grateful for how you’re feeling at the moment. Shoot, my injury happened two days before the game and they told me I wasn’t going to be able to play. They told me, ‘Torn MCL and bone bruise.’ I was mad. I was frustrated. But at the end of the day, I was able to play.”

Chancellor credited his teammates with helping him play through the injury, which might require offseason surgery.

“My teammates came to me, they prayed with me,” he said. “That’s when it hit me: Why am I mad? I’ve got to be grateful for how I’m feeling right now. There are some people out there worse than me. I could have had a broken knee and not been able to play. So I just prayed for health and happiness. I prayed for peace and just to be able to make it to the game and play as much as I could for my teammates.”