CHARLOTTE — The Panthers lost Brandon Smith for at least the rest of the regular season.
The team placed the rookie linebacker on injured reserve Saturday, which will knock him out for at least the next four weeks.
Smith suffered an ankle injury in last week's win over the Seahawks and was in a walking boot and on crutches in the locker room this week.
The fourth-round pick from Penn State had grown into a regular on special teams and was beginning to play more snaps on defense.
He played in 12 games this year with one start and had five tackles and three special teams tackles.
The Panthers didn't make a corresponding roster move and now have 51 on the active roster after this week's release of defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon.
View the best photos from pregame, in-game, and post game from Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
C/G - 56 - Bradley Bozeman
LB - 50 - Chandler Wooten
LB - 40 - Brandon Smith
T - 75 - Cameron Erving
TE - 80 - Ian Thomas
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
DB - 38 - Myles Hartsfield
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
DT - 93 - Bravvion Roy
TE - 84 - Stephen Sullivan
LB - 50 - Chandler Wooten
T - 75 - Cameron Erving
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
T - 70 - Brady Christensen
LB - 40 - Brandon Smith
DB - 38 - Myles Hartsfield
DT - 71 - Phil Hoskins
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
T - 79 - Ikem Ekwonu
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
WR - 2 - D.J. Moore
CB - 24 - C.J. Henderson
WR - 15 - Laviska Shenault Jr.
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
DT - 95 - Derrick Brown
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
S - 34 - Sean Chandler
CB - 28 - Keith Taylor
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
QB - 11 - P.J. Walker
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
S - 25 - Xavier Woods
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
P - 10 - Johnny Hekker
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
P - 10 - Johnny Hekker
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
CB - 27 - T.J. Carrie
S - 31 - Juston Burris
TE - 84 - Stephen Sullivan
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
RB - 20 - Raheem Blackshear
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
T - 79 - Ikem Ekwonu
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
S - 42 - Sam Franklin
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
LB - 40 - Brandon Smith
DE - 98 - Marquis Haynes
LB - 52 - Joel Iyiegbuniwe
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
C/G - 56 - Bradley Bozeman
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
LB - 40 - Brandon Smith
DT - 95 - Derrick Brown
DE - 53 - Brian Burns
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
T - 75 - Cameron Erving
LB - 52 - Joel Iyiegbuniwe
DE - 98 - Marquis Haynes
CB - 28 - Keith Taylor
CB - 24 - C.J. Henderson
DB - 38 - Myles Hartsfield
S - 42 - Sam Franklin
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
LB- 49 - Frankie Luvu
DT - 78 - Marquan McCall
CB - 24 - C.J. Henderson
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
C/G - 56 - BradleyBozeman
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
CB - 24 - C.J. Henderson
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
CB - 24 - C.J. Henderson
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 34 - Sean Chandler
DB - 38 - Myles Hartsfield
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
RB - 20 - Raheem Blackshear
DE - 97 - Yetur Gross-Matos
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
P - 10 - Johnny Hekker
K - 4 - Eddy Pineiro
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
QB - 14 - Sam Darnold
QB - 11 - P.J. Walker
WR - 12 - Shi Smith
T - 79 - Ikem Ekwonu
C/G - 56 - Bradley Bozeman
T - 72 - Taylor Moton
TE - 82 - Tommy Tremble
RB - 20 - Raheem Blackshear
LB - 40 - Brandon Smith
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
CB - 8 - Jaycee Horn
LB - 7 - Shaq Thompson
DT - 95 - Derrick Brown
WR - 88 - Terrace Marshall Jr.
RB - 30 - Chuba Hubbard
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
RB - 33 - D'Onta Foreman
T - 79 - Ikem Ekwonu
DT - 95 - Derrick Brown
S - 34 - Sean Chandler
Lb - 57 - Damien Wilson
LB - 49 - Frankie Luvu
S - 21 - Jeremy Chinn
