The rookie season for Panthers quarterback Matt Corral is ending before it even begins.
Coach Matt Rhule told reporters on Saturday that the rookie from Ole Miss has a Lisfranc injury in his foot. It’s likely a season-ending injury.
It happened during Friday night’s preseason game against the Patriots.
The Panthers selected Corral after he slid to round three, at a time when the Panthers had been trying to trade for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Obviously, the Panthers later finished the trade. Corral would have been the No. 3 option, in what essentially would have been a developmental year.
The news likely means that P.J. Walker will stick around as the third man behind Mayfield and Sam Darnold.