Confirmed: Beason out for the season: Panthers coach Ron Rivera confirmed that LB Jon Beason (ankle) will miss the remainder of the season. He has been diagnosed with a left Achilles' tear. Beason injured his left Achilles on Sunday running after Cardinals TE Jeff King on a 48-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter of Arizona's 28-21 victory. "I've got to give Jon credit. He was going 100 miles an hour when he went down," Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott said. "It's just a shame thing. It's a freak thing. He's a warrior and I'll take those guys seven days a week." (Updated 09/12/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
A solid LB option in IDP formats when healthy, his absence could open the door for Dan Connor to emerge as a viable option. Beason remains worthy of stashing in keeper formats, but should be cut in any seasonal format. (Updated 09/12/2011).
Jon Beason tore his left Achilles' last September and missed 15 games last year. He's expected to be fine, but where he'll play on the field remains to be seen. Beason is a candidate to get bumped to the outside of the defense with the Panthers adding Luke Kuechly, and if that happens then his stats will not be where you might expect them. Of course, if he remains in the middle then he is a candidate for well over 100 total with some good supplemental numbers. If he's healthy and playing inside, he should be considered a borderline No. 1/No. 2 Fantasy linebacker worth a mid-round pick. If he's on the outside then his value drops dramatically to likely a No. 3 LB worth a late-round pick. Remember, he could get moved outside because he's coming back from the torn Achilles' and might not move as well as he once did. (Updated 4/27/12)
