RENTON, Wash. -- DK Metcalf declared himself "100 percent" on Thursday and said he's ready to play in Sunday's regular-season opener, which will be all of 19 days after he had surgery on his knee.
That quick recovery is why the Seattle Seahawks rookie receiver referred to himself as the X-Men character "Wolverine" during a recent conversation with coach Pete Carroll.
Metcalf had been getting regular playing time with the Seahawks' No. 1 offense before he had surgery on Aug. 20, which Carroll referred to as a "minimal" procedure. Metcalf said his knee issue had been lingering and that he, Carroll and general manager John Schneider were all in agreement that surgery would be the best course of action.