Raiders QB Carr says finger injury won’t limit his ability
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Derek Carr says he will have no limitations this week because of the injured pinkie on his throwing hand that forced him to miss a series last week.
Carr deflected all questions about the finger Wednesday, saying repeatedly that it’s “doing great.”
Carr dislocated the finger while taking a snap on the second play from scrimmage in the second half of Sunday’s 35-32 win over Carolina. He left for a series before returning to play the rest of the game with a glove on his throwing hand. Carr took all snaps out of the shotgun to protect the finger and led the Raiders to a comeback win.
Carr was holding a glove when he left the field following walkthrough on Wednesday and kept his hand in the pocket of his sweatshirt while talking the media. Emergency eye surgery makes Zimmer uncertain for Thursday: Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is having emergency eye surgery, about a month after he had an initial procedure to repair a torn retina.
Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said that Zimmer was having the operation and uncertain to recover in time for the team’s game against Dallas on Thursday night. Spielman said he has met with coaches and players to put a contingency plan in place in case Zimmer is unable to coach against the Cowboys. 49ers coach Chip Kelly says he has no interest in Oregon job: San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly said Wednesday that he has no interest in the Oregon Ducks coaching job and has not spoken to anyone associated with the program about it.
Kelly was head coach at Oregon from 2009 to 2012, compiling a 46-7 record. He won at least a share of the conference title every season he was head coach and led the Ducks to the 2011 BCS national championship game, where they lost to Auburn.
Oregon fired Kelly’s successor, Mark Helfrich, on Tuesday after four seasons and a 37-16 record. The Ducks went 4-8 this season, their first losing season since 2004. Luck returns to full practice work for Indianapolis: Andrew Luck took the next step in the concussion protocol by returning to full workouts at the Indianapolis Colts’ headquarters.
If he is cleared by an independent doctor following practice, Indy’s franchise quarterback could start Monday night against the New York Jets.
Luck missed his first game of the season last Thursday after complaining of concussion-like symptoms after a win Nov. 20 against Tennessee. Siemian held out of practice with foot injury: Quarterback Trevor Siemian was held out of the Denver Broncos’ practice because of a foot injury.
It’s not known how Siemian got hurt or the severity of his injury.
Siemian never left the game against Kansas City on Sunday night, when he threw for a career-high 368 yards despite being sacked five times in Denver’s 30-27 overtime loss to the Chiefs.
— Wire services