The Carolina Panthers may be without their starting left tackle again in tomorrow night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Russell Okung did not participate in practice at any point this week and is listed as doubtful to play. Four other linemen are also considered questionable.
Here’s the complete Week 8 injury report for the Panthers.
| Player | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Status |
| OT Russell Okung | Calf | DNP | DNP | DNP | Doubtful |
| G John Miller | Ankle | DNP | Limited | Full | Questionable |
| CB Eli Apple | Hamstring | Full | DNP | – | Cut |
| DE Marquis Haynes | Knee | Full | Full | Full | Questionable |
| DL Efe Obada | Back | Full | Full | Full | Questionable |
| DT Zach Kerr | Toe | – | DNP | DNP | Questionable |
It would be unfortunate but hardly surpising if Okung can’t go again. His health questions were one of the many reasons we hated the trade that sent Trai Turner away and brought Okung in. Assuming No. 76 can’t play again, the Panthers will likely start Greg Little, who performed well against the Saints last week. Perhaps that should become a permanent arrangement if he continues to ball.
We wish we had more information on the other players listed here, but practice was closed to the media today.
The big thing to watch over the next 24 hours is whether or not the team activates star running back Christian McCaffrey from the injured reserve list. McCaffrey was designated to return yesterday. The team now has 20 days left to activate him. If they want him to play against Atlanta, they’ll need to do so by 4:00 p.m. ET tomorrow.
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