Panthers HC Matt Rhule announced Thursday that they’re placing DT Kawann Short on injured reserve with a season-ending shoulder injury that will require surgery.
Rhule did said Wednesday that this is a different shoulder injury than the one that landed him on injured reserve last year.
Short, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Panthers back in 2013. He played out the final year of his four-year, $4.630 million rookie contract before agreeing to a five-year, $80 million contract with the Panthers in 2017.
Short stands to make a base salary of $12,000,000 for the 2021 season, which is the final year of his cotnract.
In 2020, Short appeared in three games for the Panthers and recorded six tackles and no sacks.
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