Panthers looking to add QB following injury to Andy Dalton

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales may finally be bringing in that veteran arm he’s previously alluded to.

This year’s Fan Fest went down without a few notable names on the field Thursday night. Among the non-participants was backup quarterback Andy Dalton, who was sidelined with a quad injury.

Canales was asked about Dalton’s status.

“Andy’s got a quad injury right now,” Canales told reporters. “And so, we’re just trying to get him back. I’m not sure exactly the timeline—it’s a couple of weeks. But we’ll work him through it.”

With the 14th-year veteran down, third-stringer Jack Plummer took over the extra reps. And although Canales seemed encouraged by the undrafted rookie’s work, he’d later add an interesting wrinkle during his post-practice press conference.

“So Jack’s gonna play a lot and we’re still working through getting another quarterback here for the time being while we don’t have Andy,” he stated of the team’s plans moving forward.

Carolina’s first preseason matchup comes in exactly one week, when they travel to Foxboro, Mass. to see the New England Patriots.