Before Derek Carr went down with a broken fibula, he actually was playing with another broken appendage.
The Raiders quarterback spokeĀ for the first time Tuesday about the injury that ended his season in Week 16 and likely endedĀ Oakland’s hopes of reaching Super Bowl LI. But Carr also revealed the finger he dislocated on his throwing hand against the Carolina Panthers in Week 12 wasn’t just a minor dislocation.
āThere was a little fracture in it. There was,ā Carr told 95.7-FM’s Greg Papa and Bonta Hill on Tuesday in his weekly appearance on the show. āThere was a whole bunch going on with that thing, but I can bend it now. … So thatās good.ā
Carr clearly was affected by the injury in the following four weeks, as he put up just 205.5 yards per game. But he still managed to put up six touchdowns to only one interception while going 3-1 in Weeks 13 through 15. Unfortunately for the Raiders, there’s no playing through a broken leg.
āItās a scary feeling,ā Carr said, per FOXSports.com, of the moment he broke his leg. āIāve rolled ankles and torn ligaments, but to have something break was an eerie feeling. Everything got silent, even with the buzz in a stadium. I couldnāt hear a thing. All I could focus on was, āThis isnāt right.’ ”
The Raiders will face the Texans in Houston on Saturday in their AFC Wild Card Game.
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