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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will require Tommy John surgery on his left elbow this offseason, the team confirmed Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN's John Clayton first&amp;nbsp;reported&amp;nbsp;the need for surgery on Sunday night.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sherman injured his elbow during Seattle's NFC Championship Game victory over the Green Bay&amp;nbsp;Packers&amp;nbsp;but&amp;nbsp;remained in the game.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was reported after the game that Sherman had torn ligaments in his elbow, but the cornerback said&amp;nbsp;he would&amp;nbsp;\"100 percent be able to play\" in the Super Bowl.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Sherman reacts to Seahawks' loss to Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From ESPN:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the NFC Championship game, Sherman suffered ligament damage in his left shoulder. He didn't miss a play from practice and played the entire Super Bowl with the injury. During the game, he was making tackles and plays using his left arm.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The source indicated that the injury was worse than just an elbow sprain. Although the source didn't indicate the prognosis and timetable, it is likely he will go [with] Tommy John surgery after the season.\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seahawks lost the Super Bowl 28-24.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Sarah Barshop&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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