SPARTANBURG https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Torrey-Smith-Jersey , S.C. (AP)Panthers right tackle Daryl Williams tore the medial collateral ligament and dislocated the patella in his right knee Saturday at training camp practice at Wofford College.The team said there is no timetable for his return.Williams was engaged with two pass rushers during 11-on-11 team drills when his knee bent back awkwardly. Several players gathered around Williams and others took a knee while the crowd went silent. He was carted off the field.Rivera said it was difficult for players to resume practice after watching what happened because Williams is so liked.”We were kind of floating right there, especially on the offensive side,” he said. ”You could feel it and it takes a little wind out of your sails a little bit. But after that period we refocused.”Williams, entering his contract season, has started 28 games and played in 39 during his three seasons in Carolina. He started all 16 games at right tackle last season. Pro Football Focus ranked Williams as top right tackle in the NFL last season and the third-best offensive tackle overall.Taylor Moton Dontari Poe Color Rush Jersey , the backup right tackle, said Williams is one of his best friends on the team. He immediately took a knee to pray.”He’s been a great mentor to me, just watching how he plays day in and day out,” Moton said. ”He was a (second-team) All-Pro tackle last year and he means a lot to the team.”Rivera called the injury ”a tough one,” saying Williams is a ”big part” of the offense.”We will keep our fingers crossed Jarius Wright Jersey ,” Rivera said. ”In the meantime, Taylor is going to have to step up and take advantage of the opportunity to get better.”Said Moton: ”Wherever coach puts me I am going to give it my 100 percent best effort. If it’s at right tackle, so be it. I feel comfortable and confident.”— Once upon a time, the Panthers started a Hall of Honor. But after two statues and an attempt to pander to fans, it sort of sat there unattended for over a decade.Now https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Da_Norris-Searcy-Jersey , they’re cranking it back up, and working to recreate some goodwill.The team just tweeted out a video clip of owner David Tepper calling someone to tell them they’ve been inducted into the next “class.”That suggests plural, and the obvious names would be Steve Smith and Julius Peppers.Peppers — fourth on the league’s all-time sack list — should walk right into the Hall of Fame as soon as he’s eligible. Smith might be in for a longer wait, but his impact on the Panthers franchise is clear. His touchdown in double-overtime in the 2004 playoff win at St. Louis may be the signature moment in the team’s short history, and he led the league in receptions Greg Van Roten Color Rush Jersey , yards, and touchdowns in 2005 as they advanced to the NFC Championship Game.But Smith left with hard feelings, both for former General Manager Dave Gettleman and former patron/owner Jerry Richardson. Since Tepper took over, they’ve made a conscious effort to rebuild the relationship with the non-NFL Network analyst, bringing him to a game last year to honor him. Smith still lives in the area https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com , but things were frosty with the team for several years, as he took pride in being a Raven after Baltimore took him in.The only other people in the team’s Hall of Honor are original team president Mike McCormack and linebacker Sam Mills, who were inducted in 1997 and 1998 (the team started business in 1995). They put “PSL owners” in the ring in 2004, saluting the people whose initial investment helped Richardson bring a team to Charlotte.If a team with such a short history inducts two players (or more) a year, it will thin out quickly Carolina Panthers Customized Jerseys , but as they enter their 25th season, honoring their two best players makes sense.