Curry still out with concussion

RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks starting linebacker Aaron Curry will likely remain out until at least Thursday because of a concussion he sustained on the opening day of training camp last weekend.

Seattle’s fourth overall pick in the 2009 missed his third consecutive practice Monday evening, but coach Pete Carroll said he was much better.

Asked if Curry had a concussion, Carroll said, “Yeah, he got hit the other day in the head and we rested him. He’s OK.

“With one practice (today, then a day off from practice Wednesday) we’ll cruise him through until Thursday, but he’s just about ready to pop back out there, so that’s good. Good signs.”

Besides Monday’s two practices, Curry also missed Sunday’s more intense, full-pads drills.

Team doctor Stan Herring, considered an expert in brain trauma with the Seattle Sports Concussion Program, was seen at team headquarters between practices Monday.

Herring led a crusade to get a new concussion law passed in Washington state that sets out conditions for how head injuries are to be dealt with in youth sports.

Saturday, Curry repeatedly banged his head into running back Justin Forsett and other teammates in a particularly spirited first day of camp.

The league’s steps last season included stricter return-to-play guidelines detailing what symptoms preclude someone from participating in games or practices; a mandate that each team select a league- and union-approved independent neurologist to be consulted when players get concussions; and the departure of the two co-chairmen of the NFL’s committee on brain trauma.