EUGENE -- After reportedly leaving Saturday's practice with his right arm in a sling, Ducks junior receiver Darren Carrington called the injury "nothing to worry about, really," less than two weeks before Oregon's Sept. 3 season opener.



In a scrimmage attended by donors and ticket holders, Carrington was hit late and tumbled over a bench on Autzen Stadium's north sideline, then returned under care of UO team athletic trainers, the Register-Guard wrote Saturday after attending.



The Ducks do not comment on injuries as policy but Carrington said, "I should be good in a couple weeks."



Asked later about the injury, he backtracked a bit, saying he could return in "a couple weeks, maybe a couple days."



"We'll see," he said. "Just play it by ear."



Carrington has averaged 19.0 yards per catch in two seasons at UO, to go with 10 touchdowns in 21 career games. He missed half of last season due to a suspension, yet his 609 yards and 32 receptions each were second-highest on the team.



Another receiver expected to be explosive in Oregon's offense this season, freshman Dillon Mitchell, wore a compression sleeve on his left knee after practice after he was said to suffer an injury Saturday, as well.



Even with the injury questions surrounding Carrington and Mitchell's availability for the opener against UC Davis, receiver remains perhaps Oregon's deepest position group. UO returns nine of its top 10 receivers last season and 12 of the 14 who caught at least one pass.





-- Andrew Greif

agreif@oregonian.com

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