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Carl Grimes could be the next major character to be killed off on "The Walking Dead". William Riggs, father of Chandler Riggs who plays Rick's son, recently posted a cryptic message on Facebook, hinting that the actor's leaving the show after seven seasons.

"7 year contract completed! Grateful to AMC, Cast & Crew, TWD fan base, and especially Chandler for always being 100|percent| dedicated. Whether is was getting up at 4 AM, working in the freezing cold past 2 AM, leaving his friends and carefree kiddom behind, scrambling to make up missed schoolwork, he has done it without complaint and always made me proud & amazed to be his dad!" so read the post, which sounds like goodbye.

Adding fuel to the speculation is the fact that Chandler Riggs was recently accepted into Auburn University. The post has since been deleted, and neither Chandler Riggs nor AMC has addressed the speculation that arose along with the cryptic message.

If this helps ease your worry, Carl is still alive in the comics that are into issue #160.

In the meantime, we can rest assured that two other major characters on "The Walking Dead" will survive until the next season. Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus, who play Rick and Daryl Dixon respectively, recently renegotiated their contracts for season 7 and 8. Under the new deals, they get a pay increase with each of them making $550,000 per episode this season and $650,000 in season 8.