There may be a new face on one of those buses that’s headed over to Clemson, S.C. for tonight.
On Thursday, just a few hours before their 2024 Fan Fest, the Carolina Panthers placed tight end Stephen Sullivan on injured reserve due to a quadriceps injury. They also announced Sullivan’s immediate replacement in the tight end room—former Washington Commander Curtis Hodges.
A Mesa, Ariz. native, Hodges played all five of his collegiate campaigns at nearby Arizona State University. Between 2017 and 2021, he amassed 600 yards and four touchdowns on 36 receptions.
The 6-foot-7, 240-pounder then reached the NFL as an undrafted free-agent signee of the Commanders in 2022. He was placed on injured reserve at the start of what would have been his rookie season later year and did not appear in a game for Washington in 2023 despite making the team’s initial 53-man roster.
Hodges, who still has yet to log a regular-season snap in the NFL, was released by the Commanders on January 8, 2024.
