Carolina Panthers Linebacker DJ Johnson will miss this weekend’s final game of the season against the Atlanta Falcons after being involved in a car accident, head coach Dave Canales confirmed Friday.
Johnson, 26, was designated as out-in Friday’s injury report due to a personal matter.
Joe Burrow (9) of the Cincinnati Bengals is hit by DJ Johnson (52) of the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium, September 29, 2024, in Charlotte, NC (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
The team did not provide details, but Canales confirmed to reporters that it was related to a car accident.
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“We have been gathering information over the last night and morning. There has been a car accident,” Canales said.
‘That’s about what I know about it. Enough to the point where he is currently being evaluated.”
Carolina Panthers linebacker DJ Johnson after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 8, 2024 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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This is what a team spokesperson said Joe Person from athletics Johnson was involved in a two-car accident in Charlotte on Thursday and suffered a concussion. Other details about the accident were not immediately known.
Johnson was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He has 44 tackles, one quarterback hit and one fumble recovery in fourteen games and two starts this season.
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The Panthers have already been eliminated from the playoffs, but Sunday is a must-win game the Falcons.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. during the second half of a game against the Washington Commanders on December 29, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
A loss to the Commanders and a win by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week knocked the Falcons out of first place in the NFC South, but a win for Atlanta and a loss to the Bucs on Sunday would secure the Falcons a spot in the postseason .
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