Russell Okung's ankle injury not serious

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    Russell Okung walked around with just the slightest noticeable limp and without a protective boot sheltering his left foot.

    Both were positive signs for the Seattle Seahawks, who became far too accustomed during Okung's rookie season to ankle problems that sidelined their first-round pick and franchise left tackle.

    Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Okung sprained his left ankle in Thursday night's preseason opener against San Diego, but the injury is not nearly as severe as the high ankle sprains that plagued Okung's rookie year.

    "Russell is not nearly as bad as it looked. He's walking around fine, not in a boot. We're not talking about how long yet but it's nothing like the one's he had," Carroll said. "I don't know if we can call it mild or not, but he was out walking around and moving, and he's doing the toe raises and stuff so he's way more active than he was at any time early in those other ankle injuries that he had."

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