The Carolina Panthers revealed their initial 53-man roster for the 2020 season yesterday after Saturday’s cut-downs. As is the case every year, it looks a little bit different than we were anticipating.
Here are the seven biggest surprises about this group.
No room for DE Efe Obada
On Sunday morning, Obada tweeted about how grateful he was to make the 53-man roster again. Hours later he was waived, giving Carolina fans another low-key shock at the end of an offseason that seemed to be defined by popular players suddenly and unceremoniously being shown the door. Obada hasn’t played much. However, he has flashed enough to warrant a spot, even winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors once. It’s possible the Panthers are hoping Obada he clears waivers so they can add him to their practice squad, which still has a few open spots.