Injuries mounting at wide receiver
Carolina’s strongest unit this season is easily the wide receiver corps. However, injuries have started piling up at this position.
To recap, Keith Kirkwood suffered a broken clavicle and coach Matt Rhule says he will be out several weeks.
Undrafted rookie Omar Bayless had a lot of buzz going early at camp, but he’s been slowed by a swollen knee, which has held him out of the last several practices. Today he was in a red jersey with no pads.
Omar Bayless is here in a red jersey without pads. He’s off to the side working with a trainer
— Jonathan M Alexander (@jonmalexander) August 22, 2020
Also, Curtis Samuel was reported to be very limited at practice yesterday. Rhule says he is dealing with a hamstring issue. On the bright side, Samuel was back in pads today.
However, we now have another name to add to this list. Seth Roberts did not participate in today’s practice.
No sign of WR Seth Roberts. Omar Bayless still not practicing.
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) August 22, 2020
Based on what they’re paying him ($3.75 million for 2020 for some reason), the Panthers probably see Roberts as their No. 4 wide receiver on the depth chart behind D.J. Moore, Robby Anderson and Samuel.
While this trend isn’t good, Carolina has plenty of depth at this spot and none of the injuries appear to be serious.