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Carolina Panthers place former Tennessee punter on injured reserve after offseason ACL tear
By Adam Spencer
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The Carolina Panthers signed former South Carolina punter Joseph Charlton last week, seemingly to compete with ex-Tennessee punter Michael Palardy for the starting job.
However, it now appears they signed Charlton because of an injury to Palardy, as the team announced on Tuesday that Palardy would miss the entire 2020 season.
Palardy has been placed on the reserve/non-football injury list after suffering a torn ACL this offseason, according to the Panthers’ press release:
Punter Michael Palardy will miss the 2020 seasonhttps://t.co/4r0g4CqPef
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) July 28, 2020
Palardy punted 75 times for the Panthers in 2019, averaging 46 yards per kick. He has been in Carolina since 2016.
Charlton went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, but signed a free agent deal with the team last week.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
