Panthers' Anderson sent to locker room vs. Rams after arguing with coaches

Carolina Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks sent wide receiver Robbie Anderson to the locker room midway through Sunday's 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Anderson had a testy exchange with wide receivers coach Joe Dailey on the sideline earlier in the contest. He wasn't targeted in the first half.

Cameras later showed Anderson sitting away from his teammates on the bench.

Wilks addressed the incident postgame.

"No one is bigger than the team. … I don't want to put a lot of energy on one individual," the coach said, according to team reporter Bill Voth.

"I felt like I wanted to try to get him in at the moment. And that's something that we'll discuss as we further get into the week," Wilks added, per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk.

Anderson said the decision "confused and upset" him.

"I don't think I should be OK with that," the wideout said. "It's the money down, why am I being taken out? … I want to be in the game. I've never been told in X amount of years to get out (of) the game in the fourth quarter."

He added: "I don't see anybody that’s a true competitor - that knows the value they bring and has true passion toward the game - that will be OK with being told not to do something or being taken out of something when they didn't do anything wrong."

Carolina has reportedly been shopping Anderson, who signed a two-year extension in 2021 and is under contract through next season.

The 27-year-old, who's in his third season with the Panthers, caught only 13 passes for 206 yards and one touchdown through the first five games of the 2022 campaign.

The Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule on Oct. 10 following a 1-4 start to the season.