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Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen was carted off the field with a foot injury and will not return to the Week 13 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 


The news is jarring for the Panthers, who are already dealing with a significant injury to another pass catcher in Devin Funchess. Luckily, Funchess was ruled active this week, but the team has already said they'll be easing him back into game action. This likely means that running back Christian McCaffrey will be heavily leaned on, while wide receivers D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel will see an uptick in targets. 

Olsen has dealt with numerous injuries over the last two seasons after missing only two games in the first 10 years of his NFL career. He missed nine games in 2017 while only playing in nine this season. 

You have to wonder if this latest injury to Olsen is the one that ends his season and possibly NFL career. 

He's dealt with this before, returning early from it this year. But if he refractured it, his season is most definitely in jeopardy. 

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