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6:41Breaking Down No. 1 Prospect Fernando Mendoza
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1:035 Teams Who Are Still In Deep Decision Mode: Carolina Panthers
Top Badara Traore News
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Badara Traore: Dropped by Carolina
The Panthers waived Traore (knee) off injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Traore was set to miss all of 2024 after being placed on the Panthers' IR in late August, but after Monday's injury settlement, he is now free to sign elsewhere once he proves that he's recovered from his knee injury.
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Panthers' Badara Traore: Reverts to IR
Traore (knee) reverted to the Panthers' injured reserve list Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Traore hurt his knee in Carolina's preseason opener against New England on Aug. 8 and was waived/injured this Thursday. The offensive tackle cleared waivers and has consequently reverted to IR. Traore will miss the 2024 campaign unless he reaches an injury settlement with the Panthers.
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Badara Traore: Waived/injured by Panthers
Carolina waived/injured Traore (knee) on Thursday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Traore has been nursing a knee injury he sustained in Carolina's preseason opener against New England. He will revert to the Panthers' injured reserve if he clears waivers. That would force Traore to miss the entire 2024 season unless an injury settlement is reached.
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Panthers' Badara Traore: Exits game with knee injury
Traore left Thursday's preseason game against the Patriots in the second quarter with a knee injury and is questionable to return, Kassidy Hill of the Panthers' official site reports.
Carolina entered Thursday's contest with just seven offensive lineman, per Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site. Traore was able to walk off the field after his injury, and Andrew Raym entered the game in the former's absence, per Gantt.
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Badara Traore: Restored to practice squad
Traore (undisclosed) was restored to the Jaguars' practice squad from the unit's injured list Monday.
Traore injured his knee while in training camp with the Bears before being waived, but it is not known if the same issue was the cause of his placement on the practice squad IR. Traore spent all of 2020 on the Bears' practice squad and still has not appeared in an NFL game. He'll try to change that with Jacksonville before the 2021 season ends.
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Badara Traore: Placed on practice-squad IR
The Jaguars placed Traore (undisclosed) on their practice squad injured list Friday, John Reid of The Florida Times-Union reports.
The 24-year-old injured his knee during a training camp practice with the Bears, but he wasn't listed on the injury report when he was released. With Traore now on Jacksonville's practice squad injured list, the team signed fellow offensive lineman Austen Pleasants to the practice squad for depth.
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Badara Traore: Waived by Chicago
The Bears waived Traore on Tuesday, Adam Hoge of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Traore was carted off the field during practice last week after injuring his knee, but the Bears did not list him as injured when he was waived. He was competing for a depth roster spot at offensive tackle. With Teven Jenkins -- the Bears second-round pick -- out for the season, Chicago will have to choose between Elijah Wilkinson and Jason Peters to protect Andy Dalton's blindside.
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Bears' Badara Traore: Injures knee
Coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday that Traore is dealing with a knee injury, Jeff Joniak of WBBM-AM & 105.9FM reports.
Traore had to be carted off the field during Tuesday's practice, per Chris Emma of 670 The Score. He is competing for a depth roster spot at offensive tackle.
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Badara Traore: Dealing with injury
The Bears placed Traore (undisclosed) on the practice squad injured list Wednesday.
It's unclear exactly what Traore is dealing with, but he'll remain away from the team for at least three weeks as he recovers.
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Badara Traore: Activated by Bears
The Bears activated Traore from the practice squad COVID-19 list Friday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.
As evidenced by this news, Traore turned in two negative COVID-19 test results at least 24 hours apart in order to rejoin football activities. He'll return to the team's practice squad to push for a 53-man roster spot around the league.
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Badara Traore: Lands on COVID-19 list
The Bears placed Traore on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, per the NFL's official transaction page.
Traore will now need to submit two negative COVID-19 test results at least 24 hours apart in order to rejoin football activities. Traore's placement will open a roster spot on the practice squad for the Bears to bring in another player until he's activated.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-7, 327 lbs |
| Birthplace: Hyde Park, MA |
| Age: 29 |
| School: LSU |
| Experience: 1 |








