NFL information: Panthers' Ikem Ekwonu might miss season-opener after emergency surgical procedure

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Carolina Panthers left deal with Ikem Ekwonu might not be prepared for the workforce’s season-opening sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars after he underwent emergency appendectomy surgical procedure final week.

Ekwonu, 24, went to the workforce facility final weekend complaining of abdomen ache. He was checked by the workforce’s medical employees, who recommended emergency surgery.

Panthers coach Dave Canales told reporters final Wednesday that Ekwonu could be "day-to-day, all the best way up till the sport."

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Carolina Panthers offensive deal with Ikem Ekwonu (79) takes the sphere through the first quarter in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals at Financial institution of America Stadium on Dec. 22, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Photographs)

Ekwonu didn't take part within the workforce's apply on Monday, per the team's website.

The Panthers chosen Ekwonu with the No. 6 total decide within the 2022 NFL Draft, and the North Carolina State product has been sturdy via his first three seasons within the NFL. Ekwonu began all 17 video games in every of his first two seasons and began 15 of 17 video games final season.

Gamers’ restoration occasions for appendix procedures fluctuate. Then-Pittsburgh Steelers security Minkah Fitzpatrick missed solely eight days in 2022, whereas former Inexperienced Bay Packers left deal with David Bakhtiari missed three video games that very same season after the process.

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Carolina Panthers offensive deal with Ikem Ekwonu (79) seems to be on through the second half at Financial institution of America Stadium on Oct. 13, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Photographs)

If Ekwonu is unable to begin in opposition to the Jaguars, the workforce will probably flip to backup Yosh Nijman.

Nijman is about to enter his sixth season within the NFL. He spent the primary three seasons of his profession with the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the final two with the Panthers.

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Carolina Panthers offensive deal with Ikem Ekwonu (79) throughout minicamp at Financial institution of America Stadium on June 11, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Photographs)

The 29-year-old began 25 of the 83 video games he appeared in. Final season, he began three video games at proper deal with when Taylor Moton was injured.