Houston to IR

[raleigh-panther]

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers put another defensive starter on injured reserve Saturday, continuing what has become an unfortunate theme this year.

Veteran outside linebacker Justin Houston was placed on IR because of a hamstring injury suffered in last week's win against the Texans.

The 34-year-old will miss at least the next four games.

He started the first seven games and had half a sack, two tackles for a loss, and three quarterback hits.

He's the 11th player to go on injured reserve this season for the Panthers and the eighth from the defensive side of the ball. They've already returned one from IR (tight end Stephen Sullivan), and league rules only allow a team to return eight from the list during a season. It's Week 9 now (of 18).

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

that's okay DJ Johnson can play the vet role

[TheBigKat]

Imagine getting $7.5 million to in essence DO NOTHING

[Shocker]

I am actually looking forward to seeing if DJ can do something.  

Edited November 4, 2023 by Shocker

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Are the Panthers medical staff Dr Oz and Dr Phil?

[GoobyPls]

I forgot he was on the team

[ForJimmy]

When does Haynes come back?

[OldhamA]

28 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

Imagine getting $7.5 million to in essence DO NOTHING

Yep, got off his couch, played a couple of games, saw how the season was panning out and bailed to IR. 

Nice gig, if you can get it.

[BIGH2001]

Another useless move by our GM. 

[LinvilleGorge]

That's fine. Just get DJ Johnson more snaps. Figure out if we have something to work with there or not.

Justin Houston was signed because these guys thought they were gonna win the division and try to make a run in the playoffs. No, really. That's what they thought.

[WarHeel]

And you guessed it….another hamstring injury. 
 

Boys need to get in the gym and do some nordics. 

Edited November 5, 2023 by WarHeel

[kungfoodude]

INB4 people realize how bad DJ Johnson is.

[falconlynx]

Surprised how little production he’s had…

Maybe these vets need to realize they actually need training camp and acclimation to the season. 

[ATLpanther]

We are batting .048 on good at one time before the panthers acquired them in free agency vets

Edited November 5, 2023 by ATLpanther