Panthers place TE Stephen Sullivan on injured reserve

The Carolina Panthers added another player to the shelf on Thursday.

As announced by the team this afternoon, tight end Stephen Sullivan has been placed on injured reserve. The fifth-year veteran will now be sidelined due to a quadriceps injury, just hours before the Panthers kick off their 2024 Fan Fest from Clemson, S.C.

Sullivan was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. That would be where the Louisiana State University product would first cross paths with Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan as well as head coach Dave Canales.

Canales, in fact, mentioned Sullivan as one of his summer standouts earlier this week.

“Stephen Sullivan just flashes ability and length, and how he’s been able to attack it,” Canales told reporters on Monday. “I can keep going. But what I hope for is happening—the groups are very competitive. And I hope they continue to push each other as they’re pursuing their best.”

Sullivan has spent each of the last three seasons with the Panthers, amassing 14 receptions and 171 receiving yards over 28 appearances.