After suffering an injury in the Carolina Panthers' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend, star linebacker Shaq Thompson is expected to miss the remainder of the NFL season. He is believed to have suffered an Achilles tear and will have an MRI later on to determine the severity.

A person familiar with the situation says Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson has a torn Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season.

Thompson sustained an Achilles tear in Week 4, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. The only Carolina starter left from Super Bowl 50, Thompson is in the final year of his contract. This is obviously a tough blow to Thompson’s value, as he is now 30 and will exit this season coming off two major injuries.

Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson, for the second time in as many seasons, has apparently sustained a devastating season-ending injury. But according to Thompson himself, his football career is not over.

Carolina Panthers star linebacker Shaq Thompson sustained what is believed to be a torn Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season, NFL Network reported Monday. Per the report,

Shaq Thompson was carted to the locker room at the beginning of the fourth quarter of today's Carolina Panthers matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Thompson, a ten-year veteran, has been the heartbeat of the Panther defense for the majority of his impressive NFL career.