Mitchell Pearce has suffered a ruptured pectoral muscle in the club's win over the Wests Tigers and faces a long stint on the sidelines.
Pearce went for scans which have confirmed the rupture.
He will see a shoulder specialist this week to schedule surgery for the injury.
It's expected that Pearce will be sidelined for approximately 16 weeks.
Confirmation Mitchell Pearce suffered a pec rupture this weekend, Knights stating he could be out for up to 16 weeks. Wouldn’t think he will be out that long, usual recovery for pec rupture with surgery is 10-14 weeks. NRL examples over time below: pic.twitter.com/YCKFTox1ER
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) April 22, 2018
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