CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers second-year tight end Mitchell Evans was carted off the field on Tuesday with a lower-body injury.
There was no immediate word on Evans’ condition or the exact nature of the injury. Panthers coach Dave Canales is expected to address the media after practice.
Pressed into duty last season as a rookie because of an injury to Ja’Tavion Sanders, Evans was a pleasant surprise for the Panthers, having 19 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns. The 2025 fifth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame is expected to compete with Tommy Tremble and Sanders for more playing time this season in what is viewed as an open tight end competition.
Evans went down midway through practice amid a pile of players. Some gathered around him before he was carted off.
Last week the , another second-year player, to a torn ACL. That season-ending injury came on the first day of training camp practice.
The Panthers also are without starting offensive tackles Taylor Moton and Ickey Ekwonu at training camp. Both will miss the opener but are expected back at some point this season.
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