Injuries are starting to add up for Panthers

The Carolina Panthers' injuries are starting to add up for the season. In this past week's game against the Falcons, Veteran Pro-Bowler Left Tackle Jordan Gross broke his ankle and is out for the rest of the season. Just the other week, LB Thomas Davis had a season ending injury with a torn mcl. Also, at this year's very first practice, Defensive Tackle Maake Kemoeatu tore his Achilles tendon, which ended his season before it even began. These players with season ending injuries are some of the best players on the team and at least Gross and Davis were likely going to the Pro-Bowl the way they had been playing. But it is not just major injuries that plague the Panthers; there are multiple non-season ending injuries that could become major. Both DeAngelo Williams and Jonathon Stewart have been sitting out of practice recently for knee and Achilles issues respectively. Then FB Brad Hoover has been out the past few games with an ankle problem that has severely hurt our FB position, especially hurtful since the Panthers often rely on a FB to help block in their offense. On top of this all, DE Julius Peppers has a broken bone in his hand. While he is still playing, he was limited to passing downs in the game against the Falcons. If he is limited to only a few downs per possession, then our defense will take a huge hit without his contributions. Even thought the Panthers have been playing pretty well recently, these injuries might start to add up and have a significant impact on the Panthers for the rest of the season just as we are getting in a steady rhythm.


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