Andy Dalton’s broken thumb is now ‘cartoonishly swollen’
Carolina The Panthers started Andy Dalton in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills, and it was obvious from the start that he was not himself. Despite his struggles, Dalton stayed in the game and tried to fight through adversity, but to no avail. Come to find out, Dalton was dealing with a broken thumb that he was hiding from the coach, but in his defense, he didn’t think it was a big deal.
“For me, I didn’t know what happened,” Dalton said, via Panthers reporter Sheena Quick. “I knew I had hit it, and I still felt like I could function normally, so I didn’t think it was worth talking about anything.”
“It’s not ideal, but I can still work. I can still throw the ball.”
Looking at his thumb now, Quick reported that he was “caricaturistically swollen.”
Bryce Young, who missed the last game due to injury, spoke about it when he learned about Dalton’s injury, and he may have been the only person who knew at the time.
“I know it was the first pass attempt,” Young said. “He came out and obviously he didn’t know what it was, but he brought it up, and of course he didn’t want to come out or anything. It speaks to his character and what a warrior he is. He brought it up to me just because we talk all the time. I don’t even know if he brought it up to anybody else because of the competitor that he is. He’s not comfortable putting his thumb through it, with a broken thumb.
It’s uncertain what the next steps will be for Dalton, but he said it’s not the first time he’s broken his thumb. I hope he can rest, and with The young are most likely to return in the 9th weekthere’s a good chance it will work.
2025-10-30 21:42:00
