Panthers get big names back from injuries on Monday

Monday’s practice saw a few important Panthers return to the practice field.

The Carolina Panthers are getting healthy.

Monday’s installment of training camp played host to a handful of notable, and much-welcomed, returns. On offense, the team got back wide receiver Xavier Legette (foot) and tight end Tommy Tremble (hamstring).

Head coach Dave Canales talked a bit about Legette’s recovery from his injury on Saturday.

“Yeah, he’s doin’ great,” Canales said of his rookie pass catcher. “Again, it’s a really a day-to-day thing. And we’re just trying to get the discomfort out of the foot completely, clear it up before we start getting him into really fast change-of-direction things. So the in-line stuff is great. And we’ll be smart about that and bring him along.”

Canales, however, didn’t seem hopeful about Legette or Tremble suiting up for this weekend’s preseason matchup with the New York Jets.

Also joining the party this morning was linebacker Shaq Thompson, who has been sidelined with a hamstring issue of his own. Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero was asked how the 10th-year veteran looked during his first day back.

“He looked good, he looked good,” Evero replied. “He picked up where he left off at. The one thing you don’t have to worry about with Shaq—whether he’s rehabbing or out there playing is that he’s gonna work his butt off. I didn’t see any rust or anything like that from that standpoint.”

Thompson missed 15 games last season after fracturing his fibula in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints. The 30-year-old is currently on the final season of his contract.

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