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Panthers waive 11 players on Saturday

The first wave of this weekend’s cutdown tsunami has crashed for the Panthers.

On Saturday, the Carolina Panthers began the trek towards their initial 53-man roster—waiving a total of 11 players.

Those players are as follows:

  • QB Jake Luton
  • RB Camerun Peoples
  • WR Gary Jennings
  • WR C.J. Saunders
  • OT Larnel Coleman
  • DT Antwuan Jackson
  • LB Bumper Pool
  • S Collin Duncan
  • S Josh Thomas
  • CB Rejzohn Wright
  • K Matthew Wright

The most notable name of the bunch is, perhaps, Luton. A former sixth-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Luton completed eight of his 19 throws for 115 yards, a touchdown and an interception over two preseason outings.

But given the current state of Carolina’s quarterbacks room—with rookie Bryce Young as the starter, veteran Andy Dalton as the backup and Matt Corral barely holding on as the No. 3 option—the cut of Luton was not a surprise in the least.

He and the 10 other players who were waived by Carolina will now hit the waiver wire and can be claimed by another team on Wednesday. If they are not, they will become free agents and could return to the Panthers as part of their practice squad.

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Former Buckeye and XFL star signs with Panthers

Former Buckeye and XFL star signs with Panthers #GoBucks #XFL

The XFL season has just ended on Sunday and NFL teams are already signing the studs and inviting players to camp. The upstart league has already had 11 players signed to NFL contracts and one of those players was a former Ohio State Buckeye, Antwuan Jackson.

Jackson had a great season for the Seattle Sea Dragons, earning 20 tackles with one being for loss, and earned a PFF score of 54. After Seattle was eliminated from the XFL playoffs, Jackson earned an invite to the Carolina rookie minicamp, where he dominated and earned a contract.

Jackson had an interesting path to Ohio State as he originally played at Auburn before making a pitstop in the JUCO ranks before finally landing in Columbus. He never dominated at Ohio State, but was a solid contributor and eventually went undrafted in 2022.

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Jackson earned a shot with the New York Giants after but needed more seasoning to be NFL ready and he appears ready to roll with the Carolina Panthers after playing at such a high level in the XFL.

It’s great to see former Buckeyes making their way to the NFL no matter what journey they find themselves on.

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Panthers announce signings of 6 players on Tuesday

The Panthers smelled what the XFL was cookin’.

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The Carolina Panthers smelled what the XFL was cookin.’

As officially announced on Tuesday morning, the team has signed three players from the minor league football organization—all of whom were invited to rookie minicamp this past weekend. The trio includes defensive lineman Antwuan Jackson, wide receiver Gary Jennings and outside linebacker/tight end Jordan Thomas.

Jackson, who tweeted out his signing on Monday, attended Ohio State University from 2018 to 2021. He totaled 48 tackles and 3.5 sacks prior to his jump to the XFL.

Jennings has previous ties to general manager Scott Fitterer—who was in the front office for the Seattle Seahawks when they selected the West Virginia University product in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft. The 6-foot-1, 219-pound pass catcher has played in one NFL game, which came later in that 2019 season with the Miami Dolphins.

Thomas, before his move to defense, was a part of five NFL franchises between 2018 and 2022. The 6-foot-5, 277-pounder reeled in 22 catches for 226 yards and five touchdowns over 27 games.

Carolina also announced the additions of three non-XFL players—offensive tackle BJ Wilson, wide receiver Marquez Stevenson and safety Vernon Scott.

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Panthers sign rookie minicamp invitee Antwuan Jackson

The Panthers have signed DT Antwuan Jackson, who played nine games for the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons this past season.

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On Saturday, Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich told reporters to expect a couple of this weekend’s tryout players to find their way onto the roster. Well, one has found his way.

Defensive tackle Antwuan Jackson, per defensive tackle Antwuan Jackson, signed with the team on Monday evening. Jackson was one of 17 players invited to attend this year’s rookie minicamp.

An Ellenwood, Ga. native, Jackson took the reverse Cam Newton route in college—going from Auburn University in 2016 to Blinn Junior College in 2017. After being named the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Most Valuable Player, he moved on to Ohio State University in January of 2018.

The 6-foot-2, 300-pounder was a Buckeye for four years—amassing 48 total tackles (9.0 for a loss) and 3.5 sacks between 2018 and 2021.

Jackson’s most recent stop prior to Carolina landed him in the XFL for the 2023 campaign. He racked up 20 tackles over nine games for the Seattle Sea Dragons.

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Former Ohio State player making noise in XFL

Former Buckeye makes noise in XFL #GoBucks #XFL

We are through the first five weeks of the XFL 3.0. Though it has been a wild ride for the league, it has been fairly boring if you are an Ohio State football fan.

Typically spring and alternative football leagues are a great way to watch some Buckeyes you may have forgotten. But this version has only two former Buckeyes on active rosters.

Former defensive tackle, Antwuan Jackson, is having a decent season as a starter for one of the better teams in the league, the Seattle Sea Dragons (3-2). Former running back Rod Smith has been the starter in a time-share situation for the Vegas Vipers (1-4), who are not having the best season.

Despite being in a running back by-committee situation in Vegas, Smith seems to have separated himself from the pack this past week during a 35-32 victory over the Orlando Guardians (0-5). Smith ran the ball 18 times for 62 yards and two touchdowns. If those numbers don’t sound dominant to you, you have not watched this underwhelming Viper offensive line.

Smith is the sixth leading rusher in the XFL on the season with 166 rushing yards. With Vegas making some lineup changes, perhaps we could see Smith in the end zone even more.

Smith was at Ohio State from 2011 until 2014 when he was dismissed from the team in October of that season. Smith declared for the NFL draft and went undrafted, but he was in the NFL with the Seahawks and Cowboys from 2015 until 2021 before moving on to the XFL.

We’ll continue to keep an eye on Smith as he tries to make an impression in the XFL, along with other former Buckeyes in the league and the USFL that’s going to begin play this spring again soon.

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Former Ohio State defensive lineman gets a shot in XFL

Former Ohio State defensive lineman gets shot in XFL #XFL #GoBucks

The newest iteration of the XFL kicks off on February 18, 2023, and more football means more opportunity for one former Ohio State player. The Seattle Sea Dragons drafted former Buckeye defensive tackle, Antwuan Jackson, in the ninth round of their positional draft and he will be hoping to continue his football career.

Jackson went undrafted in 2022 and had a cup of coffee with the New York Giants during their rookie minicamp, but that failed to materialize into a meaningful contract. Jackson had an interesting college career that spanned six seasons and started at Auburn in 2016 after being a heavily recruited four-star out of the state of Georgia. He received a redshirt in 2016 and transferred to the Junior College level where he was a star for Blinn College in 2017 and eventually landed in Columbus for the 2018 season.

During his four seasons at Ohio State, Jackson started 12 games while seeing action in 38 and amassed 48 tackles with nine for loss and 3.5 sacks. Jackson has the potential to turn the XFL into a long-term situation. Jackson has shown flashes of legit talent and has the ideal size at 6’2″ and 300 pounds to play in any scheme on the interior.

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