Seattle Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney had surgery on his left elbow on Tuesday in Seattle to remove bone chips. Team sources characterized the surgery as maintenance cleanup. Kerney is still expected to be ready in time for training camp in July.

KING-5 first reported the story.

Kerney had season-ending, shoulder surgery in 2008, missing the last nine games of the year. Kerney’s had two major shoulder surgeries in less than a year, tearing the labrum in his left shoulder for the second time since signing with the Seahawks.

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As I said in an earlier post I didn't make it down to Renton today because of the snow, so here’s the Seahawks injury report for today courtesy of the Seahawks PR staff.

Sean Locklear (dislocated toe), Matt Hasselbeck (back), Leroy Hill (neck) and Jordan Babineaux (concussion) did not participate in practice today.

D.D. Lewis (chin) and Koren Robinson (knee) were limited participants in practice.

And here’s the Jets injury report.

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Old Ed forgot his mike was on again, and just told the stadium, "I'm going to get this thing taped next week and see if that helps."

Referee Ed Hochuli didn't realize his microphone was on and just announced to the entire stadium that he pulled his groin muscle and can't move very well the rest of the game.

I am flying to St. Louis this morning, but before I left I wanted to post a link to a story that a friend of mine, Kevin Pelton, wrote regarding microfracture surgeries in the NFL, which now pertains to the Seahawks because that is what Walter Jones had on Tuesday.

I met Kevin when he was helping run supersonics.com, and he and David Locke used to bond over their stat-crunching. He does a pretty fine job of transferring his knowledge of the microfracture surgery in the NBA to the NFL, which Dr. Mike Holmgren endearingly referred to on Friday as "a little microfracture surgery."

Kevin also attached a complete list of the players who have had the surgeries and the results.

I just got a computer replacement after my hard drive fried and I unfortunately lost everything.

In any case, Mike Holmgren went on KIRO this morning and revealed that Walter Jones had knee surgery, which will keep him out the remainder of the season, something I hinted at in this morning's story about Walter and whether the Seahawks need to take a tackle in the upcoming draft.

Holmgren told KIRO Radio Friday that Jones should recover in time for training camp.

Holmgren also says quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and linebacker Leroy Hill will miss Sunday's game at St. Louis.

Hasselbeck has been unable to practice because of a bulging disk in his back. He's already missed six games this season.

Quarterback Seneca Wallace will start against the Rams.

Hill will miss the game with a pinched nerve in his neck.

Frank attended practice this afternoon but his computer blew up, so he probably will not be posting for awhile. Here's the injury report from practice today.

Seattle

Did not practice today

Leroy Hill (neck), Walter Jones (Knee), Koren Robinson (knee), Matt Hasselbeck (back), Josh Wilson (concussion).

Limited participation
Red Bryant (ankle)

Full participation
Manfield Wrotto (ankle)
C.J. Wallace (hamstring)

St. Louis

Did not practice today
CB Fakhir Brown (ankle), K Josh Brown (groin), Torry Holt (rest), Richie Incognito (ankle), Gary Stills (knee).

Limited participation
DT La'Roi Glover (knee), DE Leonard Little (hamstring).

Mike Holmgren revealed in his weekly Wednesday press conference that defensive end Patrick Kerney tore his labrum a second time and the surgery he had was more extensive than they thought it would be.

Holmgren said he will have extensive rehab and will miss training camp again next season.

He had the shoulder scoped initially, Holmgren said, and they didn't think the injury was that bad. When they went in again this week, they found the tore labrum and had to do, as Holmgren said, "a little bit more."

Makes you wonder what his future is? Two torn labrums. Soon to be 32 years old. Makes a ton cash.

Here is a release from the team:

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney and guard Mike Wahle have undergone successful shoulder surgeries performed yesterday, the team announced this morning. The team also signed center Donovan Raiola to the practice squad, replacing guard Pat Murray, who signed to the Denver Broncos 53-man active roster yesterday.

Kerney underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to be sidelined until training camp in 2009.

Wahle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and recovery time is expected to last eight to 12 weeks.

Both surgeries were performed by team doctors Ed Khalfayan and Mike McAdam at the Seattle Surgery Center.

I know this is the second Caddyshack reference in a month, but Wahle was wearing a pair of white shorts that looked exactly like the hat in the golf shop, where Rodney Dangerfield says, "Nice hat, you get a free bowl of soup with that hat?" When I brought it up to Wahle that his shorts had the same pattern, he asked when the interview would be over.

But we digress (if you can actually do that when it is your first item in a post).

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Here is the release from New England:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots placed cornerback Jason Webster on the reserve/injured list today. Webster will miss the remainder of the 2008 season with an ankle injury.

Webster, 31, is a veteran of nine NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2000-03), Atlanta Falcons (2004-06), Buffalo Bills (2007) and Patriots (2008). He was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on March 3, 2008, and was released by New England on Aug. 26 before being re-signed by the Patriots on Nov. 5.

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They were not specific about the type of head injury. His return is questionable.