The Carolina Panthers might have misplaced a key participant for the season throughout their Week 1 sport towards the New Orleans Saints.
Panthers defensive finish Derrick Brown suffered a knee damage in his workforce’s 47-10 loss to the Saints on Sunday. In response to Tom Pelissero of NFL Community, Brown will bear surgical procedure and will miss the rest of the yr.
Brown, a former No. 7 general select of Auburn, is in his fifth season with the Panthers. He made his first Professional Bowl final yr after posting 103 whole tackles, two sacks and an interception. Brown then signed a four-year, $96 million extension with the Panthers this previous offseason.
The Panthers are hoping to bounce again beneath new head coach Dave Canales after they went 2-15 final yr, however Sunday’s sport confirmed that they nonetheless have main points on either side of the ball. They now have a brand new one to beat with one in every of their finest defensive gamers out indefinitely.
