The Carolina Panthers will be without cornerback Donte Jackson for the rest of the season.
Jackson, the team announced on Friday afternoon, tore his Achilles tendon in their win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
Donte Jackson out for the year with torn Achilleshttps://t.co/OpsQphPghY
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) November 11, 2022
Jackson went down late in the fourth quarter of Carolina’s 25-15 win over the Falcons while trying to make a move to tackle a scrambling Marcus Mariota. Jackson wasn’t hit on the play, but fell to the ground untouched after planting his foot in the field.
#DonteJackson @Panthers
— David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 11, 2022
#26 at bottom of screen appesrs to tear left Achilles tendon. Would mean surgery and end of season. Came in with right ankle injury. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/8U4Ar3lqO0
An MRI on Friday then confirmed the injury, which will knock him out for the year.
Jackson had 35 tackles and two interceptions this season, one of which he ran back for a touchdown. The 27-year-old, who the Panthers took with the No. 55 overall pick in 2018, is in the first year of a three-year, $35 million extension he signed with the team this past offseason.
The Panthers’ win on Thursday night snapped a two-game losing streak. The team will take on the Baltimore Ravens next week.
