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Derrick Brown Out for Season with Meniscus Injury

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Tue, Sep 10 2024 11:15 PM UTC

The Panthers have placed DT Derrick Brown on season-ending IR for the meniscus injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Saints. That leaves a gaping hole up front on a defense that was already bad.

What They're Saying

HC Dave Canales: "Definitely a huge loss, right? He's one of our best players. That's big shoes to fill."

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

Expect the Panthers to need a mix of players to fill Brown's role -- and to still fall short of actually replacing him.

None of the replacements nor the team D will belong on your fantasy roster.

We might get some usable IDP weeks from DL A'Shawn Robinson (in tackle-friendly scoring) and Jadeveon Clowney. But this will be a defense to avoid -- unless you have offensive players going against it.

Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.