Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs underwent surgery on his leg, according to a social media post Wednesday.
“Surgery went great fastest surgery ever,” Jacobs wrote on an Instagram story. He also posted a picture with his lower leg wrapped in bandages.
Jacobs has missed two of the Raiders’ past three games with a fractured right shoulder.
The 21-year-old has rushed for 1,150 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games since being selected by the Raiders with the 24th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft.
DeAndre Washington would be in line to start if Jacobs cannot play for Oakland (7-8), which will need a fair amount of help in order to qualify for the playoffs.
In addition to defeating the Broncos (6-9) in Denver on Sunday, Oakland also needs to have the Indianapolis Colts (7-8) beat the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10), the Tennessee Titans (8-7) lose to the Houston Texans (10-5) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7) fall to the Baltimore Ravens (13-2).
In addition, the Raiders need a victory from one of four teams — the New England Patriots (vs. Miami Dolphins), Chicago Bears (vs. Minnesota Vikings), Los Angeles Chargers (vs. Kansas City Chiefs) and Detroit Lions (vs. Green Bay Packers) — in order to gain a strength-of-victory tiebreaker over the Steelers.
