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Panthers trade Robbie Anderson to Cardinals after sideline ejection

Updated Nov. 19, 2022 1:36 p.m. ET

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Conflict was brewing in Carolina — but that conflict is a thing of the past.

Between the third and fourth quarters of the Carolina Panthers' road game at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, interim head coach Steve Wilks sent star wide receiver Robbie Anderson off the field. Wilks and Anderson exchanged words before Wilks motioned for Anderson to leave the sideline. 

Anderson complied, though he appeared visibly frustrated.

Robbie Anderson sent to locker room by Panthers HC Steve Wilks

Robbie Anderson was sent to the showers after having a heated exchange with Carolina Panthers interim HC Steve Wilks.

Now, Anderson is on the move, after the team swiftly traded him Monday to the Arizona Cardinals. The Panthers will receive a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-round pick, according to ESPN.

Anderson will presumably line up alongside superstar wideout DeAndre Hopkins — who will return from a six-game suspension on Thursday — after the news came out Monday that Cards receiver Marquise Brown will miss multiple weeks with a fractured food, according to NFL Network.

Wilks, who started the season as the Panthers' defensive pass-game coordinator, was promoted to the head-coaching job last week after the team dismissed Matt Rhule. Wilks was in his second stint running the Panthers defense and previously spent one year as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.

The Panthers are entering a rebuild after firing Rhule and are expected to entertain trade offers for several of their top veterans — including Anderson and superstar running back Christian McCaffrey, according to FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer:

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The Panthers lost to the Rams 24-10 to drop to 1-5 on the season.

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