As reported by Darin Gantt of Panthers.com about an hour and a half before kickoff of this afternoon’s preseason opener against the New York Jets, the Carolina Panthers are expected to hold 12 players out of action on Saturday. The list is as follows:
- OLB Brian Burns
- WR Damieye Byrd
- G Austin Corbett
- OLB Marquis Haynes Sr.
- OLB Justin Houston
- G Nash Jensen
- CB Mac McCain III
- K Eddy Piñeiro
- RB Miles Sanders
- TE Stephen Sullivan
- OLB Jordan Thomas
- G Chandler Zavala
The most notable of the bunch include the projected starting edge rushers in Burns and Houston. Both are, apparently, being eased in—with the former coming off ankle surgery and the latter just joining the team this past week.
As expected Sanders, will also stay on the sideline for this outing. Sanders, per head coach Frank Reich, sustained a tweak to his groin and will be held out for precautionary reasons.
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