Sometimes even coaches get bruised and battered in the NFL.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was on the receiving end of a football to the face Sunday prior to his game against the New Orleans Saints.

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Video showed Carroll unaware of a football being tossed his way. He was later seen with a nasty gash on the left side of his nose and a bandage taped over it.

According to ESPN, Carroll was asked whether the nose was broken.

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“It's been broken many times,” Carroll replied.

The Seahawks ended up losing to the Saints 33-27 to drop to 2-1 on the season. The Saints, even without Drew Brees, improved to 2-1 on the year.

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Culminating the nose injury and the loss, Carroll told reporters after the game: “I’ve had a particularly bad day.”