4 Panthers WRs pop up on Wednesday’s Week 1 injury report

The first official injury report of the 2023 season may be painting a potentially troubling picture for the Carolina Panthers in Week 1.

Six players were listed on Wednesday’s release, with four coming from the wideout position. The receivers noted include DJ Chark, Adam Thielen, Terrace Marshall Jr. and the recently-acquired Ihmir Smith-Marsette.

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Here’s the report in its entirety:

	Injury	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Game status
WR DJ Chark	Hamstring	DNP
DE DeShawn Williams	Illness	DNP
S Sam Franklin Jr.	Knee	Limited
WR Terrace Marshall Jr.	Back	Limited
WR Adam Thielen	Ankle	Limited
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Ankle	Full

The most concerning of the bunch is, obviously, Chark—who sustained his hamstring injury back on Aug. 22. Despite the setback, however, the 26-year-old seemed optimistic about his opening day status last week.

Chark has been bitten by the injury bug quite a few times over the course of his previous five NFL campaigns. He, most recently, missed six games for the Detroit Lions in 2022 due to an ankle injury—one he underwent surgery on this offseason.