Raiders quarterback Derek Carr hasn’t been practicing with the team this week because of a right ring finger injury that Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported may require surgery if the current rest doesn’t alleviate numbness in the digit.
Carr’s agent Tim Younger has reacted strongly to the report of that possibility. Younger called it a “non-story” and said that he thought Carr would be throwing again by the June 9 start of minicamp if not before the end of OTAs.
“I don’t know where this idea came up that he’s going to be having surgery,” Younger said, via the San Francisco Chronicle. “The situation, I don’t even want to call it an injury, is very minor, and we’re just being cautious.”
There hasn’t been much alarm raised about Carr’s condition and it seems Younger wants to stamp out even the lowest levels of fear in Raider Nation. It’s always going to be noticed when a starting quarterback misses practice time with an injury on his throwing hand, however, and concern is only going to rise if Younger’s prediction of a quick return goes by the wayside for any reason.
