The Carolina Panthers have placed rookie defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon on injured reserve with a knee injury. The team has not specified the kind or severity of the injury, only stating that the injury occurred during practice yesterday.
Nixon was one of the Panthers fifth round selections in this year’s draft and had established himself as a solid rotational member of their 11-player draft class. Stats don’t always tell the full story for defensive lineman, but Nixon has totaled eight tackles and half of a sack while seeing limited action in all seven games the Panthers have played this season.