The Carolina Panthers set themselves up for a critical four-game stretch to end the season after Sunday’s 24-17 loss to Tampa Bay — a stretch they’ll likely have to play without Greg Olsen.
Carolina’s Pro Bowl tight end left the game with a non-contact foot injury early in the second quarter. After trainers briefly checked him on the sideline, he was taken to the locker room on the back of a cart. The team soon after announced he would not return to the game.
After the game, Olsen revealed what happened — he ruptured the plantar fascia in his right foot, which he more or less described as a ticking time bomb since he returned to the field in Week 6, after a four-game absence.