Oregon Ducks In The NFL: Jonathan Stewart Suffers Foot Sprain
Former Oregon Ducks Running Back Jonathan Stewart has a mild foot sprain and may not be available against the New York Giants on Sunday. The Carolina Panthers Running Back has close to 1000 yards on the ground this season.
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The Carolina Panthers have had a very balanced Offense this season thanks in part to a Running Game with former Oregon Ducks Running Back Jonathan Stewart leading the charge. The undefeated Panthers took care of business last weekend in a rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that saw several players go down with injuries according to ESPN.
Greg Olson, Graham Gano and Stewart topped the list. Before the injury Jonathan Stewart was on a tear rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on just ten carries. Reports are he suffered a foot sprain and is listed as questionable and will likely not miss any time, but with a big game this week against the New York Giants he will be missed if he can’t go.
New York is making a hard push for a chance at the post season. Quarterback Eli Manning has the Giants at 6-7, but in a weak NFC East that is good enough for first place. Manning is on a hot streak at the right time throwing 4 touchdowns in a Monday night win on the road at Miami. There is something to be said about a team that has their back against the wall and the New York Giants are that team right now. If there is a call for an upset this week, I’m going to go out on a limb and make it.
Jonathan Stewart is 11 yards away from a 1000 yard season, his 8th in the National Football League. He also has 6 touchdowns on the year. If Stewart can’t go, it would likely be Mike Tolbert who would get the start. Tolbert is the third leading rusher on the team, with Quarterback Cam Newton second with close to 500 yards on the ground this season.
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Carolina heads to New York to take on the Giants with their undefeated record on the line Sunday at 10am Pacific Time on FOX.