Panthers coach Matt Rhule told reporters that quarterback Sam Darnold will be placed on the injured reserve list on Wednesday. Carolina will be without their starting quarterback for four to six weeks.
Darnold suffered the shoulder injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Patriots, which he finished, per ESPN. Darnold missing several weeks with a scapula fracture was first reported Wednesday morning by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. He will not need surgery because it's not a complete fracture, per the report.
P.J. Walker, a second-year quarterback who has only started one NFL game, will start for the Panthers this Sunday.