The first official injury report of the 2023 season may be painting a potentially troubling picture for the Carolina Panthers in Week 1.
Six players were listed on Wednesday’s release, with four coming from the wideout position. The receivers noted include DJ Chark, Adam Thielen, Terrace Marshall Jr. and the recently-acquired Ihmir Smith-Marsette.
Here’s the report in its entirety:
| Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game status | |
| WR DJ Chark | Hamstring | DNP | |||
| DE DeShawn Williams | Illness | DNP | |||
| S Sam Franklin Jr. | Knee | Limited | |||
| WR Terrace Marshall Jr. | Back | Limited | |||
| WR Adam Thielen | Ankle | Limited | |||
| WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Ankle | Full |
The most concerning of the bunch is, obviously, Chark—who sustained his hamstring injury back on Aug. 22. Despite the setback, however, the 26-year-old seemed optimistic about his opening day status last week.
Chark has been bitten by the injury bug quite a few times over the course of his previous five NFL campaigns. He, most recently, missed six games for the Detroit Lions in 2022 due to an ankle injury—one he underwent surgery on this offseason.
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