Charlotte Observer · Sep 21, 2018
Is one Panthers position group cursed? An inside look at why nobody’s flinching.
Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera has refused to use a word for this year’s offensive line injury situation that he did two years ago: “Catastrophe.”
But what about “cursed”?
Injuries have forced Carolina’s line to reshuffle 14 times in 34 regular-season games from 2016-2018. Quarterback Cam Newton has started games behind five different left tackles, three different centers, four different right tackles, two different left guards and four different right guards during that time.
The Panthers began the 2018 season by putting starting left tackle Matt Kalil and starting right tackle Daryl Williams on injured reserve, within about a week.
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