The Seattle Seahawks could soon be getting some much-needed help for their run game. Rookie running back Chris Carson could resume workouts on the field as soon as next week.

“Chris could come back to action – as in starting to workout on the field – in another week from now,” coach Pete Carroll said during his Monday press conference. “He has made tremendous progress. We don’t want to rush him on anything or expectations-wise for you guys either, but he has had a great recovery.”

Carson was placed on the injured reserve Oct. 2 after sustaining a leg injury against the Colts. Teams can now bring back two players from the injured reserve without a prior designation after the mandatory eight-week waiting period.

Carroll said this will be an important week for Carson and he should have more information going forward.

“He’s running and changing direction and starting to do more aggressive stuff this week,” Carroll explained. “He has been running on the field and all that and he’ll be dealing with stuff and each stage of it depends on how he responds to it.”

In four games played this season, the running back logged 49 carries for 208 yards and briefly gave a glimmer of hope to the Seahawks run game. Carson sits second behind quarterback Russell Wilson, the team’s leading rusher.

“There’s a chance so we’ll hold out hope for him – I know he’s dying to play – he’s done everything he possibly can do,” Carroll concluded. “He’s just handled the rehab to this point well beyond expectations.”