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Raiders' Josh Jacobs Undergoes Surgery on Leg Injury

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs underwent surgery Wednesday, as he revealed in an Instagram story (via ESPN.com).

Jacobs wrote in one post that "surgery went great fastest surgery ever" and added the procedure hadn't been planned. He shared a photo of his lower leg, which was bandaged up to his knee.

Jacobs had an excellent rookie campaign despite playing through a fractured shoulder that he suffered in Week 7 against Green Bay. The extent of the injury was not known publicly until several weeks later, when NBC Sports Bay Area's Scott Bair detailed what happened and how Jacobs pushed through:

"He injured it back in Week 7 at Green Bay, when Jacobs trucked Packers safety Adrian Amos after turning upfield.