Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales provided an update to the injury that quarterback Haynes King suffered in the preseason opener.
The first preseason game is in the books for the Carolina Panthers after they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 33-30 in the Hall of Fame game. This game was an extra preseason game for both Arizona and Carolina, allowing the coaching staff to get another look at their roster.
The story of Thursday's game revolved around the rookie quarterbacks as both Carson Beck and Haynes King delivered standout performances. In the end, it was King who came away with the win, scoring a rushing touchdown on the final play.
As an undrafted free agent, King came in and played really well, as he gave Dave Canales and the staff something positive. However, after the game, it was reported that King suffered an injury that will sideline him a bit.
King reportedly suffered a hamstring injury during the game. Now, Canales provided some more clarity with his update on Sunday morning.
"From what I understood, it was on that last play—where he kinda lunged forward and dove for the goal line, and really gave everything he had, literally," Canales said of the injury.
"We'll just keep evaluating him on a weekly basis. I do not seeing him coming back for this game, for sure. We'll reevaluate him on the following week to see when we can get him back out there."
King suffering that injury on the final play just adds to his already gutsy performance that he had on Thursday night.
With Carolina getting set to face off against Buffalo on Saturday for the second preseason game, they will be without King. That means it should give more playing time to backup Kenny Pickett and newly signed quarterback Kyle Trask. The starters will play minimal so that leaves a lot of time for Pickett and Trask.
For King, it's a minor setback after what was a very good first impression. The hope is that the injury is not serious enough to keep him out for an extended time and he can get back out there and play again. That would certainly improve his chances of making the 53-man roster out of camp.
