Raiders’ Title Hopes Cruelly Evaporated After Devastating Derek Carr Injury

December 25, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

You could read the lips of Derek Carr after he went down in a heap, his right ankle stuck and twisted under the body of 270-pound Indianapolis defensive lineman Trent Cole. One of the first things Carr said: "It's broke." 
Then, Carr appeared to say, "It's bad."
Carr was helped off the field, unable to put weight on the leg, and it was obvious from Carr's reaction, and the sudden quietness of a nervous fanbase at Oakland Coliseum, that something was seriously wrong.
"We all felt it," coach Jack Del Rio told the media after the game. "I think the stadium felt it."
The 33-25 score didn't matter. The fact the Raiders had their first 12-win season since 2000 didn't matter. All that mattered was Carr.
Carr was surrounded by teammates and medical officials, and eventually an air cast was put on Carr's leg. A player's reaction is often the best indicator of just how bad an injury is. They know their bodies. They've experienced everything. As Carr was driven off t...

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