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The Panthers have placed rookie LB Brandon Smith on Injured/Reserve

After suffering an ankle injury against Seattle, the Panthers have announced that their 2022 4th round draft pick will be hitting the bench for the foreseeable future.

The rookie linebacker was mainly a special teams player, though he was trending upward logging one start at linebacker as the season progressed. The Penn State product found himself drafted by Matt Rhule’s philosophy of finding high end athletes whom could be coached up into solid NFL players. Here is a snippet of Pro Football Network’s draft profile, which you can find here;