Second Year Man Nick Scourton Suffered Tough Injury as Carolina Panthers Began Training Camp

It’s that time of year when football players have to start reporting to training camp. Among the early birds are the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals. That makes sense because the two teams will meet up in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, OH on August 6, just two weeks away. However, before we could even get to that date tragedy has struck the Panthers. Second year man Nick Scourton suffered a tough injury as the Carolina Panthers began training camp.

The outside linebacker was carted off the field during Thursday morning practice. It appeared to be business as usual during practice but then everyone and everything stopped. Including the rain that had been falling. As indicated on the team’s website, Scourton lay prone in the middle of the scrum, with trainers tending to his right leg. The coaches managed to clear the field so the medical team could work. However, quarterback Bryce Young, along with Chuba Hubbard and Jaelan Phillips would not leave Scourton’s side.

National NFL Reporter Cameron Wolfe posted about the injury on social media, he wrote:

“Panthers LB Nic Scourton suffered an apparent lower body injury in practice during team drills moments ago & was carted off. Scourton was in tears as cart left the field and whole team came to give him a hug when he left. A lot of emotions for key player injury Day 1 of camp.

Nic Scourton was unable to put any pressure on his right leg. It appears significant. Trainers were looking at his right knee. Teammates near him were very emotional with their frustration. Scourton, 2025 2nd rd pick, had 5 sacks last year & was expected to have huge Year 2.”

Second Year Man Nick Scourton Suffered Tough Injury as Carolina Panthers Began Training Camp

Despite being a young guy on the team, he has made an impact. As he was being carted off, it came to a stop at the gate on its way out, allowing every player to come over and spend a second or two with him. Princely Umanmielen who started his career at the same time as Scourton leaned over to give him a hug. After that he was taken to the training room. Head coach Dave Canales said he’s going to get imaging later this afternoon after an apparent right knee injury.

The expectations for the Carolina Panthers’ 2026 season are high. After winning the NFC South after a seven-year drought, they are expected to build on that success this upcoming season. However, they finished 2025 with an 8-9 record, so they will look to improve on that outcome. Scourton being injured is obviously not helpful, but we hope he will heal up sooner rather than later. In the meantime, Canales will look to get his team back to the playoffs again in 2026.

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