Syracuse’s Carter Out For The Season
Syracuse tailback Delone Carter, the Orange’s leading rusher last season, likely will miss the upcoming season as he recovers from a dislocated hip, head coach Greg Robinson said Monday.
“It’s a serious injury,” Robinson said. “Hip injuries take time. Realistically, we have to believe that Delone won’t be playing this fall.”
Carter was hurt Saturday during a 7-on-7 passing drill. Robinson said the injury happened as Carter ran a pass route and bumped into a defender.
“I could tell he was in pain, real pain,” Robinson said.
Robinson said the university’s medical staff managed to get the ball of Carter’s hip joint back in the socket. During surgery Sunday at Crouse Hospital, Dr. Wayne Eckhardt, an assistant team doctor, pinned the bone back to secure the hip socket.
The soft-spoken Carter, who will be on crutches initially, began rehabilitation on Monday and was expected to leave the hospital Tuesday.
Robinson said Eckhardt was “very satisfied” with the operation and believes Carter will make a full recovery. Still, there always is a chance the injury could be career-ending.
“He’s aware there are no guarantees,” Robinson said. “But I do believe the odds are strongly in his favor. Whatever the circumstance, Delone will be able to deal with it.”
Robinson said it will take six months before doctors know how the healing process is proceeding.
Carter, a former Mr. Football in Ohio, shared tailback duties in 2006 with junior Curtis Brinkley. Carter, a freshman, led the Orange in rushing with 713 yards and scored four touchdowns, all in a double-overtime victory over Wyoming.
Robinson said Brinkley, who had offseason knee surgery, has been very productive in spring ball, and the loss of Carter means several players will be vying to replace him. That group will include junior Paul Chiara, who barely was beaten out by Carter and Brinkley last August and eventually found a role in the offense as a fullback and H-back. Robinson said Daniel Bailey and Jeremy Sellers also would be considered.
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