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Xavier Legette injury update: Panthers WR undergoes foot surgery

Brian Jones Profile Picby:Brian Jones•02/25/25•

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Xavier Legette
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Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette is dealing with an injury this offseason. General manger Dan Morgan told reporters on Tuesday (per Pro Football Talk) that Legette had foot surgery at the end of the year. Morgan added that Legette had “discomfort” during the year and he’s not expected to be out of action for a long time.

Xavier Legette also dealt with a wrist injury during his rookie season, and Morgan said that his wrist was evaluated by doctors. They recommended that he get some rest rather than have a procedure.

The Panthers selected Legette at No. 32 overall in last year’s draft. The former South Carolina star caught 41 passes for 497 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games with 13 starts.

More on Xavier Legette and his rookie season

In December, Legette talked about being driven by negative reinforcement. “I don’t want to fall back to that,” Legette replied when asked about other rookies having similar problems, per Panthers.com. “I mean, I feel like I should have did more than what I did, what I put out there already. . . . (I learn more from) the negatives. I don’t want to be back in that position. I know what it feels like to be in that position. I don’t want to feel like that no more.”

“X is a professional, man,” Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble said of Legette. “He’s trying to get better, and so seeing him out there trying to get better, at least 1 percent every day, man, we love that stuff. We see that. That’s what me and Chuba always prided on trying to do every single day: do something to get better, and that’s going out there.

“A lot of people, being a first-rounder, being a guy who’s that dude, a great receiver, and some people think they’re too big for that. But showing that he cares for us, cares for this team, cares to have success in the league. I mean, that shows a lot of his character, that shows a lot of what he wants in the league, and so we respect the heck out of it, man, and we’ll do anything we can to help him.”