Panthers Place LB Shaq Thompson On IR

The Carolina Panthers announced they have placed LB Shaq Thompson on injured reserve.

Thompson suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the rest of the season.

Additionally, the Panthers activated OLB Thomas Incoom and DL T.J. Smith from the practice squad for Week 5. They also downgraded TE Ian Thomas and Dane Jackson to out for Sunday’s game.

Thompson, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Panthers back in 2015. He completed his four-year, $8.808 million rookie contract that included $7.172 million guaranteed and made a base salary of $9.232 million under the fifth-year option. 

Thompson was in line to be an unrestricted free agent in 2020 when the Panthers signed him to a four-year, $54.2 million extension.

Thompson agreed to a reworked contract last offseason and is set to become an unrestricted free agent following the 2024 season. The team reworked his deal once again back in March.

In 2024, Thompson appeared in four games for the Panthers and logged 35 tackles in four starts.