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Panthers’ Sam Darnold expected to miss 4-6 weeks with ‘significant’ injury

Sam Darnold is expect꧂ed to miss four-to-six weeks from an ankle sprain he suffered on Friday, according to .

The Panthers quarterback was carted off the field while playing against the𒐪 Bills from what looked like a scary injury. 

On Saturday, Panthers coach Matt Rhule told reporters Da🧸rnold’s sprain is “a significant injury that could take some time” to hea🙈l. Rhule added the team plans on putting Darnold on short-term injury reserve.

Darnold’s injury depletes the Panthers’ depth at the position even further – Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral out for the season because of a Lisfranc injury.

Sam Darnold was carted off the field while playing against the Bills from what looked like a scary injury.
Sam Darnold was carted off the field while playing against the Bills from what looked like a scary injury. Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images

The two i��njuries leave Baker Mayfield and P.J. Walker, a former XFL player, as the team’s only healthy ros꧂tered quarterbacks.

Darnold was expected to back up Baker Mayfield, wh෴o won the Panth🐠ers’ starting job after arriving from Cleveland.