Starting NFL quarterback in car accident with wife, children and family dog, team reveals

Carolina Panthers starting backmost Andy Dalton was successful a car mishap with his wife, 3 children, and the family's canine successful the car this week, his squad announced connected Tuesday. 

The Panthers besides stated nary 1 successful the Dalton household was transported to the infirmary arsenic a effect of the accident.

However, Dalton himself is being checked retired by the team's doctors, a Panthers spokesperson added.  

Dalton joined his woman Jordan successful 2011 and the mates person 2 sons, Nash and Noah, arsenic good arsenic a daughter, Finley. The household dog's sanction and breed are unknown.  

Dalton took implicit arsenic the Panthers' starter successful Week 3 for Bryce Young and has not relinquished the occupation contempt the team's one-win record. 

Dalton, who turns 37 adjacent week, has been successful Carolina since past play aft a lengthy vocation with the Cincinnati Bengals that ended successful 2019. 

The Panthers person mislaid six games this play each by 10 points oregon more, including Sunday's decision to the Washington Commanders by a 40-7 people line.

Dalton is nearing the extremity of his NFL vocation aft being drafted successful 2011. 

The Panthers lone triumph this play was Dalton's archetypal crippled arsenic the teams starter implicit the Las Vegas Raiders. 

More stiff tests await Carolina arsenic they play connected the roadworthy against the Broncos next, followed by a crippled against its part rival, the New Orleans Saints.  

In the mean time, Dalton volition beryllium thankful he, his wife, children, oregon canine were not earnestly wounded successful the accident.