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August 05, 2007
Melton could be lost for season
There won’t be any official word until Monday, but there are strong indications the knee injury linebacker Terrence Melton suffered during Fan Fest is serious. Melton likely will be out for an extended period, possibly the season. That’s a blow to the Panthers because Melton was having a solid training camp and the team viewed him as a key backup because of his versatility. He also was expected to be a key special teams player. Second-year pro James Anderson likely will get a shot at increased playing time because of Melton’s injury.
Update: Melton was placed on injured reserve Monday morning. The link: http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/225966.html
Posted by Observer Sports on August 5, 2007 at 06:59 PM | Permalink
Comments
Oh man, God Bless, get well soon Melton. God Please keeps us healthy and fit this year to have a successful season... Hold it down T.
JonB u have to get on your game now, get into camp and knock em out da box.
Go Panthers!
Posted by: Dee | Aug 6, 2007 12:01:49 AM
We have some serious weaknesses at linebacker. Melton is out, Diggs is dinged up, and Morgan will never make it through the whole season. Our young pups had better be ready to strap it on and play fast hard and smart.
Posted by: Tom Allred | Aug 6, 2007 1:38:57 PM
I know Morgan is an injury prone guy but I'm sick of everyone saying there's no chance he'll make it thru the season. I'm sure he's sick of it too and I hope he proves the doubters wrong by not only making it thru the season but returning to Pro Bowl form.
Posted by: Captain Morgan | Aug 7, 2007 5:09:08 PM
CM, there ISN'T a chance he'll make it through the season. I love what he does on the field, but when a guy has NEVER played more than 13 games (and has averaged barely over 9) over a 6-year career, that's more than a fluke injury or two. I was there for the first one (the broken leg from the Brett Favre stiff-arm), and things have just gone down hill from there. We can only hope that his injury isn't a season-ending one and comes early in the year.
Posted by: Michael Procton | Aug 7, 2007 7:24:23 PM
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