{"id":307547,"date":"2025-08-22T03:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/307547\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T03:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:30:14","slug":"panthers-olb-princely-umanmielen-to-undergo-mri-for-injured-shoulder-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/307547\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers OLB Princely Umanmielen to undergo MRI for injured shoulder on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carolina Panthers<\/a> outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen may have learned a painful lesson on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The rookie pass rusher was knocked out of the team&#8217;s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a shoulder injury. Umanmielen, following the eventual <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/panthers-vs-steelers-live-updates-220024705.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:19-10 loss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">19-10 loss<\/a>, told reporters that initial X-rays on the shoulder came back negative and that he&#8217;s set to undergo an MRI on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t see anything, like, out of place or anything like that,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNewtonespn\/status\/1958715947394769339\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he said<\/a>. &#8220;So I should be good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also, per Joe Person of The Athletic, said this . . .<\/p>\n<p>Steelers tight end Darnell Washington stands at 6-foot-7 and 264 pounds. So, yeah, that&#8217;s a lot of butt to block.<\/p>\n<p>Umanmielen then took to Twitter\/X shortly after and posted the following . . .<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are also currently dealing with an injury to fellow rookie outside linebacker and Day 2 pick Nic Scourton, who suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/panthers-very-encouraging-olb-nic-190914921.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:collapsed lung;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">collapsed lung<\/a> during their joint practice with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@ThePanthersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2025\/08\/21\/panthers-princely-umanmielen-shoulder-injury-mri-preseason\/85770607007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Panthers OLB Princely Umanmielen to undergo MRI for shoulder on Friday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Panthers OLB Princely Umanmielen to undergo MRI for shoulder on Friday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen may have learned a painful lesson on Thursday night. 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