CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Haynes King walked off the Arizona Cardinals with a game-winning touchdown run Thursday, it capped what some called the best Hall of Fame Game in recent memory.

The victory also came with a consequence.

King, an undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech, is “week to week” with a hamstring injury, according to a league source who was not authorized to speak publicly on a player’s injury status.

The Panthers’ final exhibition game is against the Houston Texans on Aug. 28, two days before the roster-cut deadline. King is listed behind Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett on the team’s official depth chart.

The Panthers plan to sign another QB while King is sidelined, the source said. They recently worked out Kyle Trask, who was with coach Dave Canales in Tampa. Jack Plummer also could be an option: The UFL MVP spent the 2024 season with Carolina before being waived last summer.

King, the ACC’s Player of the Year in 2025, scrambled for a 5-yard touchdown as time expired in the 33-30 win over the Cardinals in Canton, Ohio. King dropped back looking to throw, but said he took off from the pocket when the middle of the Cardinals’ defense “parted.” With a linebacker angling toward him, King dove and extended the ball across the goal line, setting off a raucous celebration. Teammates rushed to surround King as he stood up.

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King didn’t mention the injury during postgame interviews.

King and Cardinals rookie QB Carson Beck — who once dueled in a memorable, eight-overtime game in college — impressed in their NFL debuts. King completed 21 of 34 passes for 180 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 39 yards on three carries. Beck was 15-of-19 passing for 188 yards and a score.

Panthers players and coaches were fired up for the 25-year-old King after his game-winner. As King conducted an on-field interview, defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero walked by and said, “A star is born.” Young wore a big smile, while offensive lineman Rob Hunt noted he and King are both from east Texas.

“I’m very excited I got this opportunity. I feel like I went out there and operated at a high level,” King said afterward. “And I feel like I affected a lot of people and allowed everybody around me to play better as well.”

Newcastle United winger Anthony Elanga has avoided a serious injury after being taken off on a stretcher during the team’s pre-season friendly win over Valencia on Saturday.

New Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle said after the match that he hoped the 24-year-old would be fit to start next week, when Newcastle have pre-season games against Everton, Bayer Leverkusen and Strasbourg.

In the first half, Elanga was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge from Valencia left-back Jose Gaya, whose left boot connected high on Elanga’s right leg. Gaya received a straight red card for the tackle.

The Sweden international appeared in considerable pain on the pitch as his team-mates, led by striker William Osula, confronted Gaya. The challenge also sparked an angry reaction from Jaissle, taking charge of his first game since being announced as Eddie Howe’s replacement on Wednesday, with the German shouting at the assistant referee and fourth official.

Elanga was treated on the pitch at the Mestalla Stadium before being taken off on a stretcher.

Players confronted each other after Gaya’s challenge (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Club sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, indicated that Elanga was walking after being taken off and was dealing with a shin contusion. In his post-match press conference Jaissle said that Elanga “seems to be OK”.

When asked about the challenge, he said: “The only thing I can say is that it seems to be not bad, and we hope it’s true that Anthony can start again next week.

“Of course I was in fear, definitely. But now I am more relaxed because the medical department is showing a green light for it. It was a really tough (challenge), it was not expected. Fouls are part of the game — that was really harsh.”

Elanga joined Newcastle from Nottingham Forest last summer for a fee of £52million plus add-ons, he made 49 appearances in all competitions in the 2025-26 campaign, though he made just 14 Premier League starts and failed to record a goal in the league.

Newcastle fell behind against Valencia after an early strike from midfielder Filip Ugrinic, but a second-half double from Yoane Wissa turned things around for a 2-1 win.

Fabian Schar and Lewis Miley both missed the game, while Lewis Hall left the training camp on Wednesday as he manages a minor injury. Tino Livramento remains sidelined as he recovers from the calf issue that forced him out of England’s World Cup campaign, while Dan Burn is yet to join the main squad after representing the nation at the tournament.