PHOENIX - Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman played the Super Bowl with torn ligaments in his left elbow and will likely need Tommy John surgery in the offseason.
Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Monday before the team left Arizona it was his understanding Sherman would need the surgery after the All-Pro cornerback was injured in the NFC championship game against Green Bay.
"I'm just telling you, his will to play through that in this game a couple of weeks ago and take it all the way through this game, never wavered. Never wavered," Carroll said.
Sherman played in the Seahawks' 28-24 loss to New England without a brace on the elbow and did not appear to be impeded by the injury during the game.