{"id":142099,"date":"2023-06-09T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=142099"},"modified":"2023-06-09T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:10:58","slug":"whats-next-for-the-panthers-without-jaycee-horn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/06\/09\/whats-next-for-the-panthers-without-jaycee-horn\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Next For the Panthers Without Jaycee Horn?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn is set to miss the rest of OTAs and minicamp with a left ankle injury. Horn suffered the injury working out and was examined by Dr. Robert Anderson. He\u2019s expected to fully recover by the start of training camp, as he\u2019ll be in a walking boot for a few weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Obviously, I can’t control some of the injuries I had. That’s nobody’s fault, here or there,” Horn recently told The Athletic<\/a> a week ago. “I’ve got to be available, be on the field, and goals like that — that stuff will take care of itself with playing good football.”<\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers Options Without Jaycee Horn<\/h2>\n

Injury Prone?<\/h3>\n

Injuries aren\u2019t anything new for the third-year cornerback, with this being his fourth career injury. He ended his rookie season early in 2021 with a fractured right foot in Week 3. In 2022, he suffered two injuries; a minor rib sprain in Week 5 and a broken wrist in Week 17. Horn only missed two games with the rib injury, but never came back from the wrist injury. With Horn sidelined, the Panthers season was all but over as he missed a pivotal Week 17 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> with the NFC South up for grabs. Due in large part to his absence, Mike Evans scorched the Panthers secondary for 207 yards and three touchdowns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“None of that stuff ever bothered me because I’m the one out there trying to get it done. It’s just been unfortunate injuries,” Horn said on previous injuries. “It’s been all bone breaks, no soft tissue or anything. Just cracked bones. I can’t control that, man. All I can do is try to play some good football when I’m out there and try to take all the precautionary measures to stay on the field. Outside of that, it’s in God’s hands.”<\/p>\n

Now with what seems like a major ankle injury, the question of Jaycee Horn becoming prone to injury is looming large<\/a>. Even with a full recovery, Horn\u2019s ankle will be a talking point throughout the season to see if it holds up for 17 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When on the field, Horn is a difference maker as he\u2019s become a shutdown corner very quickly in the league. In 13 games played in 2022, Horn only allowed 33 completions for 429 yards. He also racked up three interceptions and seven pass deflections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Geno Smith throws a pick to Jaycee Horn. A couple of stud CBs in this game with Tariq Woolen on the other side.pic.twitter.com\/XSALJRqZyv<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n