Abdul Carter has foot stress reaction; Injury is not expected to require surgery

Abdul Carter, one of the candidates who are going to go to the 1st place in general in the NFL project of 2025, deals with a new injury problem.

Drew Rosenhaus, Carter’s agent, told ESPN’s Adam Scheftter The Penn State Star was diagnosed with a stress reaction in the right foot.

“There are mixed opinions about the fact that it needs surgery and we will discover this in the near future,” Rosenhaus said on Wednesday night.

Schefter reported on Thursday that the doctors had informed Carter surgery “is not recommended” after examining new scans.

“I couldn’t be more confident that this will be a non-factor in which it was written,” Rosenhaus told Scheftter. “He will hold a show on Pro’s Day.”

The agent mentioned that a surgery would have forced Carter to have a screw inserted into the foot that would allow them to start working and work in about eight weeks.

If Carter opts against a surgery, he could participate in Pro Penn State, scheduled for March 28, in an attempt to show the teams that he does not need a procedure.

The project is exactly eight weeks away, which means that Carter could not take part in any predaft activity if they did surgery. His representatives already announce He would not participate in training in the research combination, because a shoulder injury that he suffered in the football playoff in college did not heal fully.

According to Rosenhaus, the wait is that the injury of the foot will not have an impact on Carter’s position.

“In any case, the worst scenario, we do not expect this to have an impact where it is written,” Rosenhaus said. “After visiting this week’s teams, I think it will be the general choice no. 1.”

The foot injury was discovered during the medical test at the combination.

Carter was frequently mentioned as a candidate for Tennessee Titans, with the best choice in the project. The NFL Scouting Department of B/R L -L -Designed at Cleveland Browns at number 2 generally in The latest mockery project of February 10.

In view of the depth Defensive line talent In the 2025 project, there are some teams that could modify the Council in the next two months, if they have concerns about Carter’s durability.

Carter, 21, had a 2024 season with Nittany Lions. He light All FBS players with 24 approaches for loss and ranking seventh with 12 bags in 16 games.