Josey Jewells time with the Carolina Panthers has come to an finish.
The Panthers launched the veteran linebacker on Tuesday whereas he continues to expertise concussion signs that bothered him on the finish of final season. Although specifics of these signs or Jewells situation arent recognized, he first suffered a concussion of their Week 16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. That knocked him out for the ultimate two video games of the yr.
With Jewell nonetheless experiencing signs from that contest now seven months later, its straightforward to know why he would wish to take a step again. The Panthers mentioned that Jewell wished to prioritize his well being and restoration and be thoughtful of his teammates, so it feels like the choice to launch him was a mutual one.
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The Panthers left the door open for a return sooner or later, although its unclear when that might occur, if in any respect.
Jewell was chosen by the Denver Broncos within the fourth spherical of the 2018 NFL Draft after a dominant run at Iowa. He spent six seasons with the Broncos earlier than signing a three-year, $18.75 million take care of the Panthers final offseason. Jewell had 97 whole tackles and a career-high 3.5 sacks in 12 video games final season.
Jewells departure is a major one for the Panthers. They did choose Texas A&Ms Nic Scourton and Ole Miss Princely Umanmielen within the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft, respectively, earlier this spring. D.J. Wonnum is offered too, although hell be out early on whereas recovering from an harm. The Panthers additionally bolstered their go rush with former Minnesota Vikings edge Pat Jones, so that they nonetheless have loads of choices. It’ll simply take some shuffling with out one in all their prime defenders out there as they get began in coaching camp.
The Panthers went simply 5-12 final season, the primary underneath head coach Dave Canales. Theyll open the season towards the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 7.