Earl Thomas broke his leg during Sunday night's 40-7 blowout win over the Carolina Panthers and will be out at least six weeks.

"He broke his leg tonight so I don't know what that means, but it's always six weeks anyway," Carroll said. "I don't know how severe it is, but it's very unfortunate. He ran into Kam [Chancellor], and Kam's made of steel, so that's going to hurt, and it sure did."

Members of the Seahawks medical training staff carried Thomas off the field so he wouldn't have to put weight on his left leg. He was later taken off the field on a cart.

During the game, Thomas tweeted that he had "no regrets," but that there was a lot running through his mind, "including retirement."

"We all talked to him. He's in good spirits," said cornerback Richard Sherman. "He's a strong-willed dude, so he'll be fine.

"All of us consider retirement just about every game. And when you get an injury like that, a lot of stuff goes through your mind. ...I would think it's a little bit of an exaggeration."