Panthers’ Will Lee leaves TNF vs. Packers after painful defensive play

An extremely leaky run defense is a huge reason why the Carolina Panthers are giving up 27.7 points per game, but the team has actually done a good job of limiting quarterbacks through the air. A shorthanded secondary threatens to change that trend. Rookie cornerback Will Lee III sustained a hamstring injury while trying to thwart a 53-yard Christian Watson reception with more than nine minutes remaining in the second quarter of Thursday’s road game versus the Green Bay Packers . He will not return , per The Athletic’s Joe Person.