<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chargers-news-la-makes-dj-chark-jr-ir-move-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chargers make DJ Chark Jr. IR move ahead of Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LA-makes-DJ-Chark-Jr.-IR-move-ahead-of-Week-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Chargers make DJ Chark Jr. IR move ahead of Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-07T14:16:36-07:00">September 7th, 2:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-07T14:16:36-07:00">September 7th, 2:16pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Chargers were already expecting wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-news-justin-herbert-healthy-key-weapon-out-week-1">DJ Chark Jr. (hip) to sit out in Week 1</a>, but his absence will last longer after the team <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1832509472289275992" rel="noopener">placed him on injured reserve</a>, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Chark will now sit out the first four games of the season. The Chargers signed TE Eric Tomlinson to the active roster and added LB Shaquille Quarterman from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>Chark hadn’t practiced all week and made a near-zero impact during the preseason. He had zero receptions on three targets in the Chargers’ first preseason game, a 16-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Chark followed that up with no targets and one carry for three yards in the Chargers’ 13-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>On August 19, Daniel Popper of The Athletic tweeted that Chark was <a href="https://x.com/danielrpopper/status/1825634285564604760" rel="noopener">limping during that Monday practice</a>.</p><p>“DJ Chark came up limping after opening play of 11 on 11. Was grabbing at his left hip flexor.”</p><p>Justin Herbert will now have to rely on Joshua Palmer, Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston to be his top three wide receivers to start the season.</p><h2><b>Which Chargers WR will emerge as the No. 1 between Palmer, McConkey, Johnston?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chargers-make-DJ-Chark-Jr.-IR-move-ahead-of-Week-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DJ Chark Jr. figured to be more of a deep threat than the team’s leading receiver. Since Jim Harbaugh’s arrival and the new roster took shape, there’s been rampant speculation about which wideout will lead the team, especially among fantasy football managers.</p><p>What’s more likely is a balance. If we go back to Harbaugh’s last NFL tenure, during his time with the 49ers, he simply never had one dominant receiver. Anquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree, and Vernon Davis all took turns, especially considering the heavy usage of Frank Gore as a runner and receiver during those years.</p><p>So what’s more likely is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-news-justin-herbert-receives-encouraging-injury-update-ahead-of-week-1">Herbert will spread the ball around</a> without one superstar established on offense. Assuming he can play through a foot injury that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5747937/2024/09/05/justin-herbert-foot-injury-chargers-week-1/" rel="noopener">he’s been rehabbing for weeks</a>, according to the latest from Daniel Popper of The Athletic.</p><p>“It’s not really on my mind right now,” Herbert told reporters via The Athletic. “It’s one of those things that if you get out in front of it, you do a good job on the back end, whether it’s making sure that you’re rehabbing and icing and doing all the things that you can in the training room before and after practice so you don’t have to deal with it later. As long as we’re out in front of it, I think it’ll be all right.”</p><p>Herbert is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-chargers-bold-predictions-for-week-1-vs-raiders">expected to play</a> in Week 1 and will look to lead the Chargers’ bounce-back season after a 5-12 finish in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chargers make DJ Chark Jr. IR move ahead of Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/panthers-news-dj-chark-sends-bryce-young-warning-rest-nfl-monster-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ DJ Chark sends Bryce Young warning to rest of NFL after monster game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Panthers_news__DJ_Chark_sends_Bryce_Young_warning_to_rest_of_NFL_after_monster_game.webp"></figure><h1>Panthers’ DJ Chark sends Bryce Young warning to rest of NFL after monster game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-24T18:37:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-24T18:37:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:37pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young isn’t quite there yet, but he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-bryce-young-career-game-vs-packers-draws-chris-tabor-reaction-in-complete-control" rel="noopener">flashed the brilliance</a> that made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft during Sunday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-vs-panthers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-nfl-week-16-game" rel="noopener">33-30 home loss</a> to the Green Bay Packers. Even though Young and the Panthers fell prey to Jordan Love and company, the first-year signal-caller excited Carolina fans with a fantastic performance that also left wide receiver DJ Chark gushing about the future of the former Alabama Crimson Tide star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DJ Chark on Bryce Young: “There’s so much more to come.” <a href="https://t.co/kKoAPOrg3h">pic.twitter.com/kKoAPOrg3h</a></p><p>— Joe Person (@josephperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/josephperson/status/1739041197773996350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Quarterbacks have different learning curves in the pros and some take time to fully realize their potential. That may be the case with Young, who’s struggled for the most part so far in his rookie season in the NFL. But against the Packers, Young looked promising. He threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions while connecting on 23 of his 36 pass attempts. Chark was the biggest beneficiary of Young’s big day, as the wideout paced the Panthers downfield with 98 receiving yards on six receptions, including both of the quarterback’s touchdown tosses.</p><p>The Panthers are out of playoff contention and are merely trying to close out their regular season on a positive note. Seeing Young play well against the Packers was definitely a welcome sight for Carolina, which many suspect is secretly regretting picking Young over CJ Stroud, who was taken <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2023/draft.htm" rel="noopener">second overall</a> in the draft by the Houston Texans.</p><p>The Panthers will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 on the road before punctuating theseir 2023 campaign at home with a showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ DJ Chark sends Bryce Young warning to rest of NFL after monster game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/panthers-news-brian-burns-dj-chark-injury-updates-bears-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers get concerning Brian Burns, DJ Chark injury updates ahead of Bears clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/panthers-news-carolina-gets-concerning-brian-burns-dj-chark-injury-updates-ahead-of-bears-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Panthers get concerning Brian Burns, DJ Chark injury updates ahead of Bears clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-08T11:13:57-08:00">November 8th, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-08T11:13:57-08:00">November 8th, 11:13am</time><address><a>Eva Geitheim</a>Eva started as an Associate Editor for Clutch Points in 2023 after recently graduating from UCLA. She has previously written for Lineups.com and is a big fan of all Bay Area sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Carolina Panthers may be without two of their best players <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-vs-bears-how-to-watch-thursday-night-football-on-tv-stream-date-time" rel="noopener">when they face</a> the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. Wide receiver D.J. Chark is dealing with an elbow injury that has him <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1722310791242666266" rel="noopener">listed as doubtful</a> while outside linebacker Brian Burns is out with a concussion, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Chark aggravated his elbow injury in the Panthers’ 27-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The injury caused Chark to be held to just two receptions for nine yards. After missing Week 1, Chark has 34 receptions for 229 yards and three touchdowns in the past seven games.</p><p>Meanwhile, Burns left the Colts game early with the concussion. Despite rumors all season that Burns would get traded, he managed to stay with Carolina past the trade deadline. On the season he has 25 combined tackles, five sacks, nine tackles for loss and a forced fumble.</p><p>Along with Burns, cornerback C.J. Henderson will also be out with a concussion. Wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. and tight end Stephen Sullivan won’t play either. Safeties Xavier Woods and Vonn Bell are both questionable with leg injuries.</p><p>On the Bears side, quarterback Justin Fields <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-qb-justin-fields-gets-cryptic-week-10-injury-update-for-tnf-vs-panthers" rel="noopener">is doubtful</a> with a thumb injury that has kept him out of the Bears’ last three games. Undrafted free agent rookie Tyson Bagent has started in his place since the injury. If Fields can’t go again, Bagent will get another start.</p><p>If Fields is unexpectedly good to go, he has the opportunity to take advantage of a banged-up Panthers defense. If not, Bryce Young and Carolina should take down a weakened Bears team which has lost two straight. For now, Chicago is favored by four points.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers get concerning Brian Burns, DJ Chark injury updates ahead of Bears clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/panthers-news-dj-chark-adam-thielen-update-bad-news-bryce-young');   ga('set', 'title', 'Latest DJ Chark, Adam Thielen update is bad news for Bryce Young');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Latest-DJ-Chark-Adam-Thielen-update-is-bad-news-for-Bryce-Young.jpg"></figure><h1>Latest DJ Chark, Adam Thielen update is bad news for Bryce Young</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-08T11:17:14-07:00">September 8th, 11:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-08T11:17:14-07:00">September 8th, 11:17am</time><address><a>Eva Geitheim</a>Eva started as an Associate Editor for Clutch Points in 2023 after recently graduating from UCLA. She has previously written for Lineups.com and is a big fan of all Bay Area sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carolina Panthers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-justin-houstons-prediction-bryce-young-led-carolina" rel="noopener">rookie quarterback Bryce Young</a> is set to make his first start Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons, but he will have to do so without some of his key weapons.</p><p>Both of Young’s top receivers, Adam Thielen and DJ Chark, were on the injury report this week. Chark sustained a hamstring injury a few weeks ago and is <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1700187115772948810?s=20" rel="noopener">officially out for game one</a>, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Thielen is nursing an ankle injury and is questionable for Sunday. Both Thielen and Chark returned to practice Friday after missing it on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Panthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Panthers</a> WR DJ Chark (hamstring) is out for Sunday's opener vs. Atlanta. WR Adam Thielen (ankle) is questionable.</p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1700187115772948810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Though Chark is out, Young will seriously hope Thielen is available for his debut game. Thielen signed with the Panthers during free agency after spending nine seasons with the Minnesota Vikings to provide a veteran, reliable target for Young. Thielen may have slowed down his production the past couple seasons as he continues into his 30s, but he will make a perfect security blanket for Young. Thielen and Young showed that they have already have formed a connection when the rookie threw his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-bryce-young-links-up-with-adam-thielen-first-career-nfl-touchdown" rel="noopener">first ever NFL touchdown</a> to Thielen in their preseason game versus the Detroit Lions.</p><p>If Adam Thielen can’t go Sunday, the No. 1 overall pick will have to rely on Laviska Shenault Jr., Terrace Marshall Jr., Jonathan Mingo as his top receiving targets. This will certainly not be ideal for Young, who will try to get his first season off on the right foot. It will be much easier to do so if he has proven targets to throw to.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Latest DJ Chark, Adam Thielen update is bad news for Bryce Young

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/panthers-news-adam-thielen-dj-chark-jr-concerning-updates-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Adam Thielen, DJ Chark Jr get concerning injury updates ahead of Panthers’ clash with Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Panthers-news-Adam-Thielen-DJ-Chark-Jr-get-concerning-injury-updates-ahead-of-Falcons-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Adam Thielen, DJ Chark Jr get concerning injury updates ahead of Panthers’ clash with Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-06T13:59:56-07:00">September 6th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-06T14:17:38-07:00">September 6th, 2:17pm</time><address><a>Jimmy Wright</a>Jimmy Wright is a writer from Brooklyn, New York, who worked as a researcher for the Elias Sports Bureau for over 10 years. He played rugby at Fordham University and sometimes wonders why his dad raised him as a Mets/Jets/Islanders/Knicks fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young prepares to make his first NFL start, an important question might be rattling around in his brain: who am I throwing the ball to?</p><p>Wednesday’s injury report for the Panthers paints a bleak picture for the team’s status at wide receiver. DJ Chark Jr has been dealing with a hamstring injury for weeks, and did not practice. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-bryce-young-weapon-suffers-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">Chark’s availability</a> for Week 1 is now in serious question.</p><p>The team’s other veteran receiver addition of the offseason is also ailing. Adam Thielen popped up on the injury report on Wednesday with an ankle injury. As a result, he <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1699507414666518710" rel="noopener">was limited in practice</a>, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Chark and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-adam-thielen-reveals-why-he-chose-carolina-despite-cowboys-broncos-interest" rel="noopener">Thielen both signed</a> as free agents in order to help replace some of DJ Moore’s lost production. Now, both have uncertain status for Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-dj-chark-1-year-contract" rel="noopener">DJ Chark Jr landed</a> with the Panthers after one disappointing season in Detroit. The former Jacksonville Jaguar signed a one-year “prove it” deal with the Lions in 2022. But he managed just 30 receptions and three touchdowns in his lone season there.</p><p>Adam Thielen had a storied career with the Minnesota Vikings, making two Pro Bowls and hauling in 534 catches in nine seasons with his hometown team. But his play slipped in recent seasons, and the Vikes couldn’t justify a $19.97 million cap number in 2023.</p><p>The Panthers are in need of an overhaul on offense. Only four teams passed for fewer yards last season. So the team traded up to the top spot in the 2023 draft for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bryce-young-panthers-no-1-pick-2023-nfl-draft" rel="noopener">franchise quarterback in Bryce Young</a>.</p><p>One problem? That trade included Panthers star wideout DJ Moore being sent to the Chicago Bears. Chark and Thielen were expected to soak up some volume that would otherwise go to Moore.</p><p>The Panthers did get one good piece of injury news on Wednesday at least. Miles Sanders, who landed a four-year, $25.4 million contract with the team in free agency, was not listed on Week 1’s injury report. Sanders has been dealing with a groin injury, but appears on track for the Falcons game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
8.7	42.7	0	126

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
8.7	42.7	0	126

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