Steve Reed of CarolinaGrowl.com reports that
Lucas needs surgery on his broken nose. Per Reed, Lucas is expected to miss two-to-three weeks.
The fight, as we hear it, started because teammates who make fun of the belief or reality that Lucas has had one or more nose jobs.
Lucas also has forgiven Smith, but in comments to the media it’s obvious that there are deeper problems between Lucas and Smith that need to be resolved.
“I feel like what happened is a blessing in disguise,” Lucas said. “I think it’s something that may bring this team closer together. You all may think I’m crazy for saying that. But I think it’s bigger than Steve and I. Steve and I talked man-to-man, one-on-one and we still have more talking to do. . . . We still have some more things to talk about as far as what can we do to be able to go out there and co-exist on the same field, same team and be productive and help this team win this year. Only two men can do that, and feel like we have what it takes in order to do so.
“There are a lot of things that have been brewing between Steve and I. I can’t possibly tell you what the issues are in one conversation what has been happening [over the last] four years.”
ProFootballTalk.com - LUCAS NEEDS SURGERY, OUT 2-3 WEEKS