Since the Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Louis Leonard broke his left ankle in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Panthers had to find another defensive tackle to replace him, and their choice was Antwon Burton.
At 6-foot-2, 325-pound, Burton played at Temple and appeared in seven games wearing broncos jersey in 2006 and 2007. He split last season with the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams and was released by the rams earlier this month. The Panthers expect that Burton’s big body could help fill the hole at defensive tackle after Maake Kemoeatu ruptured his Achilles’ tendon in training camp and Leonard was placed onto injured reserve.
Another defensive tackle has been struggling in his place. Nick Hayden had a toe injury and has missed Sunday’s game already. Obviously the Panthers would not expect too much of him to contribute to the team’s next game.
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