The Carolina Panthers will now have to deal with a few losses following their first win of the 2024 campaign.
On Tuesday, the team placed wide receiver Adam Thielen on injured reserve. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was first with the news on Thielen, who is dealing with a “fairly significant” hamstring injury he sustained in Sunday’s 36-22 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Carolina also shelved safety Jordan Fuller, who has started all three games this season. The team did not disclose the nature of his injury in their official announcement.
Both Thielen and Fuller will now miss at least the next four weeks while on the injured reserve list.
The Panthers, in addition, parted ways with tight end Messiah Swinson—who was signed to the active roster on Sept. 3.
To patch up the departures, the Panthers promoted three players from their practice squad—wideout Jalen Coker and safeties Demani Richardson and Russ Yeast. Coker, an undrafted rookie out of the College of Holy Cross, led the Panthers in receiving yards (71) this preseason.
As a result of those promotions, Carolina signed cornerback Justin Hardee and safety Alex Cook to the practice squad while releasing second-year outside linebacker Eku Leota.
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