Overview
- An MRI on Monday confirmed a right high ankle sprain after initial X-rays were negative, with no major structural damage reported.
- Head coach Dave Canales labeled Young day to day, and veteran Andy Dalton is in line to start against Buffalo.
- High ankle sprains commonly require roughly 2–4 weeks of recovery, so Young could miss more than one game depending on progress.
- Carolina has no third quarterback on the active roster; practice-squad passer Hendon Hooker is the in-house option as the team weighs a depth move.
- The 4-3 Panthers have won three straight, and with a productive Rico Dowdle–Chuba Hubbard tandem, coaches are leaning into a run-focused approach for Week 8.