Seahawks' Anthony McCoy has Achilles surgery, out six months

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Seattle Seahawks tight end Anthony McCoy suffered a torn Achilles tendon during organized team activities this week and had surgery on Thursday repair the injury, a person informed of the diagnosis told USA TODAY Sports.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't confirmed the injury, said McCoy will miss at least six months.

Though McCoy isn't the Seahawks' No. 1 tight end, he saw plenty of action in double-tight end sets along with Zach Miller last year. McCoy played in all 18 of the team's games last season, with seven starts. He had 18 receptions for 291 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season. The 2010 sixth-round pick also played in all 16 games in 2011 and was credited with nine starts.

It remains to be seen whether the Seahawks will keep McCoy on the roster via the physically-unable-to-perform list. That would allow McCoy to sit out up to 12 weeks of the regular season while not counting against the final 53-man roster.

The Seahawks drafted Rice tight end Luke Wilson in the fifth round last month, so Wilson will probably see a bigger role than he or the team expected moving forward.