Marcell Dareus revealed on Instagram on Monday that he suffered a broken foot when he limped off the field on Sunday, before returning to the field to finish the game and season for the Buffalo Bills.
A broken foot didn’t stop Marcell Dareus from ruining the Jets’ season
Dareus suffered a broken foot in Week 17, but kept on playing and delivered a hit on Ryan Fitzpatrick in one of the biggest plays of the game.
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The fifth-year defensive tackle finished with just two sacks in 2015 after racking up 10 sacks the year prior and earning first-team All-Pro honors. Just before the beginning of the season, Dareus signed a six-year, $96 million contract extension with $60 million guaranteed, the highest mark for any NFL player, aside from quarterbacks.
While Dareus said on Instagram that he suffered the injury in the fourth quarter, it appeared to happen with a couple minutes remaining in the third quarter. Dareus jogged off the field before returning to play in the fourth quarter and helped preserve the lead in a 22-17 win for the Bills.
It was a hit from Dareus on New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick just after the two-minute warning that caused a pass to flutter in the air and be intercepted, the first of two picks thrown by Fitzpatrick in the final minutes of the game.
The down year for Dareus was part of a step in the wrong direction for the entire Bills defense, which racked up 54 sacks in 2014 but just 21 in Rex Ryan’s first season coaching the team.
A win in Week 17 improved the Bills to 8-8, but that wasn't nearly enough to keep up with the New England Patriots in the AFC East and also couldn't keep Buffalo in the AFC Wild Card hunt. With no postseason run on the way, Dareus will have plenty of time to rehab his foot injury, which shouldn't be a factor in the 2016 season.
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