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Carolina Panthers left tackle Ikem Ekwonu may not be ready for the team’s season-opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after he underwent emergency appendectomy surgery last week.

Ekwonu, 24, went to the team facility last weekend complaining of stomach pain. He was checked by the team’s medical staff, who recommended emergency surgery.

Panthers coach Dave Canales told reporters last Wednesday that Ekwonu would be "day-to-day, all the way up until the game."

Ekwonu did not participate in the team's practice on Monday, per the team's website.

The Panthers selected Ekwonu with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, and the North Carolina State product has been durable through his first three seasons in

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