Coming off a devastating broken leg suffered against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2016 season, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett slogged through a challenging comeback campaign.

According to coach Pete Carroll, however, Lockett has enjoyed a fantastic offseason thus far and finally looks all the way back from his injury.

“It has really been a blessing for him to be able to get his legs back underneath him,” Carroll said. “Last year it was a struggle throughout the season – the offseason for certain – but through the season itself, he was not able to do things in the same manner he had done in years past.”

Though he was cleared to return to practice during training camp, Carroll indicated Lockett wasn’t able to handle a full workload at practice for most of the 2017 season. With these limitations, the speedy receiver and special teams ace looked like a shell of his former self while lacking his usual athleticism and dynamic play-making ability.

But as the season progressed, Lockett started to slowly resemble the explosive weapon who earned First-Team All-NFL honors as a return specialist during his rookie season. As his leg became healthier towards the end of the year, his top gear started to return and he finished on a strong note, taking a kick return back for a touchdown in the season finale against Arizona.

Despite all of the obstacles returning from a significant injury, Lockett still finished with 45 receptions for 555 yards and two touchdowns while also garnering Second-Team All-NFL recognition.

Now fully healthy, Carroll is ecstatic to see Lockett playing at 100 percent once again.

“He’s back at it, he’s really playing fast, he has no resemblance of any after effects of the surgery,” Carroll explained. “So that’s real positive. He looked great today in particular.”

With Paul Richardson and Jimmy Graham no longer in Seattle, quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seahawks will be counting on Lockett to re-emerge as the team’s second primary receiving weapon behind Doug Baldwin. Heading into a pivotal contract year, this latest development should bode well for the team’s passing game heading into the 2018 season.

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