CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers on Tuesday released cornerback Eli Apple hours after he left practice for treatment on a hamstring injury that has hampered him much of the season.
Apple, 25, signed a one-year, $3 million deal in May, but he was active for only two games due to injuries.
The 10th pick of the 2016 draft by the New York Giants, Apple spent the first three games on injured reserve with ankle/foot injuries. He played only six special teams snaps in a Week 4 win against Arizona before another hamstring injury forced him to miss the next two games.