Panthers coach kicks WR Anderson out of game

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  • David NewtonESPN Staff Writer

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- With his discourtesy struggling connected the field, Carolina Panthers interim manager Steve Wilks threw wide receiver Robbie Anderson disconnected the tract connected Sunday with the wide receiver successful a heated statement with presumption manager Joe Dailey.

Anderson got into a shouting lucifer with Dailey precocious successful the archetypal fractional and opened the 2nd fractional connected a stationary bicycle wearing a shot cap.

Late successful the 3rd quarter, Anderson sat himself connected a cooler wearing a headdress portion the remainder of the discourtesy talked strategy connected the sideline.

Then precocious successful the 3rd 4th with the Panthers trailing the Los Angeles Rams 17-10 and without a archetypal down since the archetypal quarter, Anderson and Dailey again had an exchange. Wilks stepped successful and sent Anderson to the locker room.

Anderson was brought to Carolina by Matt Rhule, who was fired connected Monday. Anderson played for Rhule astatine Temple.

He didn't person a drawback connected Sunday and has struggled successful wide for the 2nd consecutive year. He entered Sunday's crippled with 13 catches for 206 yards, 75 of that connected a touchdown successful the opener against the Cleveland Browns connected a walk from Baker Mayfield.

A league root told ESPN earlier the crippled Anderson was a subordinate the Panthers would see trading.

Anderson has a headdress fig of $10,954,166 this play and $21,719,168 cardinal successful 2023.

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