Gareth Ellis's injury "is not as bad as first thought", Hull FC said today.
Star signing Ellis was sensationally ruled out of last night's Super League defeat at Leeds after damaging his foot in the pre-match warm-up.
But Hull said scans showed Ellis had not suffered a recurrence of the ankle injury that ruled him out of a portion of the last NRL season.
Ellis will visit a specialist next week, when the club will learn how long he will spend on the bench.
