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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers placed starting cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson on injured reserve ahead of Sunday night's game against the Detroit Lions.
Both players are expected to miss roughly eight weeks, Panthers coach Dave Canales said.
Horn injured his quadriceps during a 21-18 loss to the Cleveland Browns last weekend while Jackson left with a groin injury. Jackson underwent surgery on Tuesday; Horn will not need surgery.
Jackson joked in the locker room about having the same timetable to return as Horn.
"We gotta stop doing everything together," Jackson said with a laugh. "It's tough, but I know the rest of those DBs, it's their time to shine. I told them, 'one man's storm is another man's sunset.'"
The injuries are particularly concerning given this week's opponent. The Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, rank eighth in the league in passing and third in scoring through three weeks.
Chiefs LT still out
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons has been dealing with a bulging disk in his lower back, Andy Reid said Wednesday, the first time that the Kansas City coach has described exactly what has been keeping last year's first-round draft pick off the field.
Simmons participated in the offseason program and the start of training camp. But he left a practice in mid-August because of back discomfort, and what the Chiefs initially thought could keep him out a couple of weeks has turned into a couple of months.
Simmons missed the first three games of the season and is poised to miss Sunday's game in Las Vegas. The Chiefs have a bye the next week, which means the best-case scenario is that Simmons would be back for the Chargers on Oct. 18.