Abdul Carter has a foot "stress reaction" and could potentially need surgery

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Reports are he would only be out 8 weeks if he has the surgery 

Seems optimistic but maybe.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Reports are he would only be out 8 weeks if he has the surgery 

Seems optimistic but maybe.

If that's the prevailing view it's unlikely to impact his draft position much if at all.

[Captain Morgan]

he said this morning he will not have the surgery

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2025/02/abdul-carter-has-stress-fracture-in-foot-may-have-surgery

Edited 5 hours ago by Captain Morgan

[Gapanthersfan]

Stress

fracture

in

foot. 
 

Hell to the naw, but blowing a high pick by drafting a for need position… and we choose a guy with a major lower extremity injury in a position where speed is everything. 

How did he break it in the first place? Chance of re-fracture? Surgery, eventually? 
 

hard pass. 

[pantherclaw]

No team drafts anyone at 8, to sit them a year.  Injury or not. 

[Navy_football]

Wasn't Brooks supposed to be back by training camp, then it was week 1, then...

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, Navy_football said:

Wasn't Brooks supposed to be back by training camp, then it was week 1, then...

Right or wrong Morgan should take Carter off his draft board all things considered

[PadresPanthersFan]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

To get that type of talent at #8 you need an extenuating circumstance. That's how Star fell to us. The "heart issue" scared some teams off. This isn't an ACL or an Achilles. But potentially missing camp and getting off to a slow start could potentially move some teams off of him.

Hes talented yes but so is brooks. Hes also recovering from a shoulder injury that limited him in the bowl game. Things don't get lighter or easier in the NFL. After being burned last year they have to be more cautious drafting injured players

[LinvilleGorge]

ACL recovery has come a long way in recent decades but it's still a very major injury. A stress fracture and a sore shoulder aren't really comparable to a popped ACL.

[Gapanthersfan]

Stress

fracture

in

foot. 
 

Hell to the naw, but blowing a high pick by drafting a for need position… and we choose a guy with a major lower extremity injury in a position where speed is everything. 

How did he break it in the first place? Chance of re-fracture? Surgery, eventually? 
 

hard pass. 

[LinvilleGorge]

46 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

No team drafts anyone at 8, to sit them a year.  Injury or not. 

Even if he has surgery he won't be sitting a year. The poster who said that is just wildly incorrect.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Captain Morgan said:

he said this morning he will not have the surgery

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2025/02/abdul-carter-has-stress-fracture-in-foot-may-have-surgery

Don't be shocked if that changes after the draft. Of course he's not having surgery before the draft.

[Panthera onca]

Stress fractures in feet have a nasty habit of becoming chronic issues. I hope that does not happen to Carter but would not take that risk if I was a GM thinking about drafting him.

[DJ feed me moore]

4 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

If he has surgery he's not playing his rookie season. 

this is wrong 6-8 week timeframe but its a preventative surgery, there's a chance his foot might be seriously fuged up.