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Carolina Panther rookie QB Matt Corral sidelined 'long-term' with torn ligament in foot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral likely will miss the 2022-23 season with what coach Matt Rhule called a "significant'' Lisfranc ligament tear.

"I would assume it would be a while; I would assume it would be a significant amount of time,'' Rhule said on Saturday. "I'm pretty sure it will be a long-term injury.''

Corral suffered the left foot injury in Friday night's preseason loss at New England.

A 2016 study in the "American Journal of Sports Medicine'' determined NFL players with Lisfranc injuries treated without surgery missed an average of 6.