"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers left tackle Ickey Ekwonu suffered a knee injury and was ruled out the rest of Saturday's NFC wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams. Ekwonu was injured during the first quarter and was replaced by veteran Yosh Nijman. Ekwonu underwent an MRI on a knee in a mid-December game because he was feeling discomfort during. The sixth pick of the 2022 draft missed the following week's game against Tampa Bay."
"David NewtonJan 10, 2026, 05:20 PM ET CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013."
Carolina Panthers left tackle Ickey Ekwonu suffered a knee injury and was ruled out for the remainder of the NFC wild-card game. The injury occurred during the first quarter and veteran Yosh Nijman replaced Ekwonu at left tackle. Ekwonu had undergone an MRI on a knee in mid-December after feeling discomfort during a game. The sixth overall pick in the 2022 draft missed the following week's game against Tampa Bay because of that issue. The team listed Ekwonu as out for the rest of Saturday's postseason matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.
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