The Carolina Panthers announced they have placed RB Tarik Cohen on the practice squad injured list and signed RB Spencer Brown in a corresponding move.
The practice squad injured list functions similarly to normal injured reserve. Cohen will miss four games before he can be reinstated to the practice squad and does not count against the 16-player limit.
The veteran running back has been attempting a comeback but has dealt with multiple injuries. The most recent is a hamstring injury.
Cohen, 28, is a former fourth-round pick of the Bears out of North Carolina A&T back in 2017. He was in the final year of his four-year, $3.03 million contract when he agreed to a three-year deal with a maximum value of $18.25 million.
Cohen’s contract with the Bears included a base value of the deal is $17.25 million and includes $9.533 million fully guaranteed. He was placed on injured reserve in September of 2020 after suffering a torn ACL in Week 3 and spent the 2021 season on the PUP list.
The Bears released Cohen with an injury designation and he tore his Achilles working out last May. He signed with the Panthers practice squad following a workout earlier this season.
In 2020, Cohen appeared in three games for the Bears, rushing 14 times for 74 yards (5.3 YPC). He also caught six passes for 41 yards (6.8 YPC).
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