SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Panthers starting defensive tackle Star Lotulelei will miss a "few weeks" of action after being diagnosed with a right foot injury.
Lotulelei was carted off the practice field Monday at Wofford College.
"Star has a stress reaction in his foot," Panthers head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion said in a release. "We are going to be cautious. He is in a walking boot and we will reevaluate his foot in a few weeks."
A stress reaction is generally considered the early stages of a stress fracture. The injury happens when the stresses affecting the bone occur at a faster rate than the rate at which the bone is able to rebuild itself, according the University of Wisconsin's sports medicine department.