Doug Martin ruled out of Carolina Panthers match

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin has been ruled out of Thursday's match against the Carolina Panthers with a shoulder injury.

Martin suffered a suspected torn labrum during Sunday's 31-23 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, with early reports suggesting that the injury would rule him out for the remainder of the season.

However, despite missing tomorrow night's match, the 24-year-old insisted that his campaign was not over and that he was approaching his recovery on a daily basis.

"No. Right now, I'm doing treatment on it with the trainers and taking it day by day and seeing how it feels," Martin told WDAE-AM.

The Buccaneers are still looking for their first win of the season having lost their opening six games.