It Will Be A Sad Christmas For These Starting Quarterbacks
24 Dec, 2016
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr suffered a broken right fibula while getting sacked early in the fourth quarter Saturday and is out indefinitely, Oakland coach Jack Del Rio said following his team’s 33-25 win over Indianapolis.
Carr, an NFL MVP candidate, will undergo surgery on Sunday, Del Rio said. Fourth-year pro Matt McGloin will take over as the starter for the playoff-bound Raiders, who improved to 12-3.
“It obviously is a blow,” Del Rio said. “That’s what teams do; teams have to find a way to pick up and move on. We’ll rally around the next guy as best we can. That’s what you do.
“It will be incumbent on the offensive line and the backs to do more. The defense to do more. The special teams to do more. As a team, pick it up and do more to fill in. Obviously, it’s a big setback.”
Carr was injured on a second-and-18 play with 11:07 remaining when he dropped back to pass and was caught by Trent Cole, who was on the ground and dived at Carr’s ankle, grabbing it and twisting the third-year quarterback to the ground.
In obvious pain, Carr appeared to mouth, “It’s broken,” as team medical personnel attended to him.
Carr, 25, could not put any weight on his right foot and had to be helped to the sideline. After being examined behind the team bench, he was carted off in an air cast and taken to the X-ray room, where the break was confirmed.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota suffered a fractured right fibula in Saturday’s 38-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars and won’t play again this season, the team announced.
He will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Mariota was carted off in the third quarter with an air cast on his right leg after being sacked from behind by Jaguars DT Sheldon Day.
“We didn’t protect him — offensive line, running backs — we didn’t protect him all day,” Titans RB DeMarco Murray said after the game.
Added Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey: “It’s the first time this season we have been beaten like that. It’s a bad time for it.”
At the time of his injury, Mariota had thrown for 99 yards on 8-of-20 passing with one touchdown.
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