10/01/2026
Update on former Johnathan Hankins in his latest Youtube video about his back injury/surgery:
"Another surgery [3 years ago]. Much needed. Good amount of pain for a while. It'll be nice to bend over and roll over on the bed and get off of it..."
"...It is hard to describe what kind of pain I am in. Not being able to do certain things. Finally, get it fixed tomorrow [video looks filmed over the summer] be back to a regular schedule, moving around and doing certain things, normal things. That's really all I can ask for. Great staff in Seattle and the organization. I wanted to let everyone know I was okay..."
"...nurses and doctors, everything has been amazing. Seattle has been amazing. Wife is here. Amazing. Amazing. Got both sides of my back done. My disk and two herniations. On the right side, I got all my feelings back, but the other side was still a little bit of weak sauce, so I had to stay. Now I have got to go through the rehab and recovery. Taking it a day at a time. Doubt I will make it back for the season. I was getting ready for the Seahawks OTAs and I just woke up one morning. Back is killing me. Throbbing, pain. I call my agent, telling him my back is throbbing at this point. So I need a MRI at this point. I knew something was serious. I hit up Seattle and told them I needed an MRI. This was a week or two weeks before training. It was tough [breaks down in tears]. It was tough. I wasn't ready. I wanted to ball. I wanted to all with my brothas."
He said it comes with wear and tear. He also said that it was nice to see the boys balling. Loves spending the time with his wife and his kid.
[📷: Johnathan Hankins/Youtube]