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Daryl Williams was a victim of a right knee injury midway through Saturday's practice at Wofford College.
The Panthers later announced that he had suffered a dislocation of the dislocated patella and medial collateral ligament (MCL).
The Panthers did not provide a timetable for his recovery.
A source close to the situation told the observer that Williams will not be operated on at this stage, and that the plan is rather to see how will go the beginning of his rehabilitation.
"I just remember that my foot was stuck in the ground and that it was flaring up," Williams told the Panthers of the contactless injury, adding that it was the worst pain that he never felt
off the field. He was taken to Charlotte for evaluation.
Saturday was the first day of play of the team in the leggings.
Williams recoiled during team exercises to contain his man, and his right leg seemed to collapse under him. He screamed in pain, and the players knelt as the coaches rushed to look after him. Many veterans stayed with Williams while he was helped on the trolley by defensive tackle Kawann Short and the Panthers' medical staff.
"It's become very calm and it hits you a bit in the stomach," said defenseman Wes Horton.
"It was hard, it was really," said head coach Ron Rivera. "We were a little floating there, especially on the offensive side, you could see it, you could feel it, it's one of those things, it takes a bit of wind."
Players and staff of the Carolina Panthers kneel while medical staff tend to attack Daryl Williams, who injured his right leg when he was injured. Saturday training. Williams was sent off with what appeared to be a knee injury during the first training session at Wofford College in Spartanburg
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Williams started each match right tackle the Panthers last season, winning the honors of the second All-Pro team.
"You never want to see a player like that falling … (He) has done such an outstanding job of fighting for the credit he deserves, the notoriety of the year last and blossom this year, "said quarterback Cam Newton, who added that he felt optimistic about Williams. prognosis. "You hate to see things like that, but I think everything will be fine, hoping everything will be fine."
Williams, 25, was a fourth-round pick by the Panthers in 2015, now entering a year contractual.
There was a source between the Panthers and Williams camp, but one source told the observer that there was a "monster gap" between the club and the player financially.
Daryl Williams, of the Carolina Panthers, is comforted by Matt Kalil, left after knee injury during Saturday's training at Spartanburg. Williams was taken to Charlotte for evaluation
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As the practice continued, Taylor Moton, second year guard, took the starting position on the right.
He will likely continue to do so throughout Williams' recovery.
"I'm not quite sure what happened (to Williams)," he said after training. "As soon as I saw him coming, I immediately knelt down and prayed for him, my heart went to him, I pray for a speedy recovery …
" was a great mentor for me. Sit down and watch how he plays day after day … I know that it means a lot to the team. "
Moton, a second-round pick on Western Michigan in 2017, was competing for the vacant left-guard position, but last year Rivera mentioned that Moton had largely had skirmishes in training, and he played limited snaps in the games.It was only used as an extra tackle in the Carolina "Jumbo" package.
But Moton is confident of being able to step in.
"Few wherever they put me. If it's right to attack now, so be it, "he said." I feel comfortable. I feel very confident … My mind is where they put me is my best position. If it's just attacking, then that's my best position. "
