Ickey has A Ruptured Patellar Tendon. Evero will return as DC in 2026 (Panthers Press Conference)

[joeyxfresco]

Not extremely upset that Evero is sticking around. If we can build out the defense and can scheme to be more aggressive next year we have a real shot at being one of the leagues best defenses 

Edited January 11 by joeyxfresco

[PantherChris]

9 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Not good. 

From the study on return to play:

The overall RTP for PT tears was 55.4% (31/56). For players with PT tears, 21.4% (12/56) returned to their prior performance level within 2 years, with 7 players doing so during the next season and 5 players doing so during the second post-injury season. 

Essentially, 45.6% of players with that injury never return to NFL action. And nearly 80% of players didn't return within two seasons.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/08/07/rashawn-slater-tears-patellar-tendon-timeline-to-return-injury/85567450007/#:~:text=The overall RTP for PT,Featured Weekly Ad

Yep its worse much worse than an ACL tendons always are, think Achilles tendon except instead of explosiveness loss its complete loss of a knee.

[kass]

7 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

Does that make retaining Christensen a priority?

With him coming back from an injury? Cheap. Ok.

People forget he was a older draft pick. He will be 30 this season. For reference, Moton will be 32. 

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[45catfan]

1 minute ago, PantherChris said:

Its worse, its a longer recovery and a longer time to return full functionality, tendons are always worse.

That completely sucks.  I hate it for Ickey.

[PantherChris]

Ickey is done for 2026, and possibly into 2027, and its entirely possible hes never the same. 

 

LT just became a huge hole.

[uncfan888]

Evero cost us that win last night and they can't wait to bring him back. Typical Panthers 

[TheSpecialJuan]

17 minutes ago, PootieNunu said:

So we need a LT for next season.

Sucks for Icky he was probably going to get a nice contract.

We’re gonna try to re-sign Nijman or Christensen now 

[AceMan]

Horrible news for Ickey. This could potentially be his last time in a jersey let alone a Panthers jersey. I’ll be praying for him.

 

Evero….no comment

[KillerKat]

Christensen at LT, do it.

[onmyown]

Big olineman and men in general don’t heal well. Maybe he can be the exception but I hope they don’t pay him like that’ll happen.

[CRA]

If we bring back Evero, Canales remains OC and BY remains the QB….

it means we aren’t going nowhere.  And odds are the ball won’t  bounce our way so much in close games next year.   Just not how that works.  Everything just low ceiling by design at that point

Sucks for Icky 

[PantherChris]

1 minute ago, 45catfan said:

That completely sucks.  I hate it for Ickey.

Yea it does a contract extension is out of the question and it will be two years before hes back to 100%

[PantherChris]

2 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Christensen at LT, do it.

Gonna need a draft pick and or fa too, Christenson is too injury prone himself to count on

[uncfan888]

Wonder how long this mystery Evero extension is. It's really odd that they never announced it or the terms