Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter will not need surgery. Carter's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told Adam Schefter of ESPN that further scans of Carter's right foot showed surgery is not advisable. Carter was not going to work out at the Scouting Combine even before the stress reaction in his foot was found in the medical evaluations,

Doctors have advised Abdul Carter against having foot surgery, the former Penn State star's agent told ESPN. Carter, a potential first overall pick in the NFL draft, has a stress reaction in his right foot and was facing the possibility of surgery after tests revealed the injury Wednesday.

Carter, the potential No. 1 overall pick of the NFL Draft, has 'not fully recovered' from his Fiesta Bowl injury, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN.