The more information that ekes out on Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Malik McDowell, the more worrisome his NFL future becomes.

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The second-round pick was sent back to Michigan weeks ago, in lieu of remaining with the team during training camp, because he's not able to do much more than walk, according to Pete Carroll. Carroll also indicated on KJR radio that McDowell playing in 2017 at all would be a tough ask.

Now, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, even his career may be in jeopardy.

"I believe if he comes back and plays at all, it'll be a good resolution for him," Garafolo indicated on the Real Hawk Talk podcast. "And they really have kept it tight on his injury. But I'm told it was bad and probably could have been a lot worse. This is something where I would say up in the air is probably the upside for him, right now.

"He sustained some serious facial fractures from what I gathered. And we're going to have to see what happens with him going forward. But I would not expect to see him on the field anytime, soon."

McDowell disputed that his career was in danger in a Twitter post near the beginning of training camp, when his ATV accident was first revealed.

With little information to go on, at the very least, McDowell sounds like he's a long way from playing football. As Carroll said weeks ago, they won't even see their top 2017 pick for a long time.