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Wilson reveals he wore splint to reset jaw, avoided fracture

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson provided a deeper insight into the jaw injury he suffered during a Nov. 9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Wilson said he avoided a fracture but had to remain on a liquid diet for 2-3 days as a result of the injury.

"It was pretty close," Wilson said to ESPN's Brady Henderson. "The doctor was like, 'Man, any harder, we probably (would've) had to wire your mouth shut,' so that was a good thing that didn't happen."

"I had to wear this splint almost," Wilson added via Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. "Basically a hard mouthguard which would reset my jaw a little bit and make me feel good again."

Wilson suffered the injury after getting hit by Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby. Many believed Wilson suffered a concussion and reinserted himself back into the game, but revealed he actually had a jaw injury.

"I think that the league's got to do what they've got to do, and obviously it's really important for player safety and everything like that. I was completely fine, just my jaw got busted up pretty good as you guys could see," Wilson said. "But we're cooperating and doing everything that we can to make sure that we do it the right way. That's how we always try to do it, so that's all."

The Seahawks star is expected to start Monday against the Atlanta Falcons without any setbacks.

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