"Jeff Otah is injured. That's not news. Jeff Otah is healthy constitutes news.

The Carolina Panthers put Otah on injured reserve Wednesday, meaning he will miss the rest of the season. By January, he will have missed 35 games and played in 29.

If IR were a place, Otah would own a home there. This is his third trip in four seasons.

Otah, 25, had what was thought to be minor knee surgery before the 2010 season. He was day-to-day. Every week the Panthers expected him to return. He missed the season."