Seattle Seahawks star receiver DK Metcalf caused a momentary scare on Sunday, leaving the field on a cart during the fourth quarter of his team’s 48-45 win over the Detroit Lions. But it turns out that Metcalf had to pull the cart off the pitch for a fairly innocuous reason – he really needed to go to the bathroom.
Speaking to reporters after Sunday’s Week 4 win, Metcalf said he started having a “tummy ache” mid-game and opted to take the cart to the restroom at the far end of the game. ground instead of walking.
It could have been a good decision – Metcalf later said on Twitter that he probably wouldn’t have made it without the help.
Despite the sight of Metcalf being carried off the field – which initially raised concerns that Metcalf had suffered some sort of injury – the potty break was little more than a blip on the radar of what was a great day. Metcalf finished the game with eight catches for 149 yards as the Seahawks snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 2-2 on the season.
While athletes having to do their business during games aren’t usually told, Metcalf joins a select group of players who have admitted to having to use the bathroom in the middle of a game. One of the most famous examples being Paul Pierce, admitted in 2019 that he quit a game midway through the 2008 NBA Finals in order to relieve himself.