As announced by the Carolina Panthers on Thursday morning, cornerback Jaycee Horn will miss the remainder of organized team activities and mandatory minicamp due to an ankle and foot injury. Per the official release, he is expected to be “fully recovered” for the start of training camp.
The injury, which Horn sustained during a personal workout last weekend, is not to the same foot he broke during his rookie campaign. That setback, which occurred in just the third outing of his NFL career, caused the eighth overall pick to miss the final 13 games of the 2021 campaign.
Horn also missed an additional four games in 2022 due to a rib strain and a broken wrist. He’s sat out a combined 17 tilts between his first two professional seasons—which is one more than he’s played.
The 23-year-old, in a recent interview with The Athletic, told reporter Joe Person that despite the injury woes, he believes he’s in a good spot moving forward.
“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,” he said. “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.”
Hopefully for Horn, who will be in a walking boot for a few weeks, this latest measure is just a precautionary one.
