The Carolina Panthers will be making some cuts in the coming days to trim down the roster ahead of 2020 training camp. Today, we have our first victim. Carolina has waived undrafted defensive tackle Austrian Robinson, who played his college football at Ole Miss, per the team website.
A familiar face will be taking Robinson’s place. In a corresponding move, the Panthers re-signed former linebacker Adarius Taylor.
Like Robinson, Taylor was an undrafted free agent at one point himself. Carolina first signed him in May of 2014 out of Florida Atlantic. He appeared in 10 games that season, but was only on the field for 148 snaps – all on special teams. Taylor was relegated to the practice squad in 2015 until the Buccaneers signed him. Tampa Bay had Taylor for 50 games. Most of them he spent coming off the bench, as he only earned 14 starts.
Last season, Taylor was on the Browns. He only recorded nine tackles in limited defensive duty. However, he was a core special teams contributor, on the field for 312 snaps (72%).
If he makes the team, that will likely be the role Taylor gets with the Panthers.
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