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Panthers Week 10 injury report: 2 key offensive starters out vs. Giants

The Panthers, as expected, will be without a few notable names on offense in Week 10.

As expected, the Carolina Panthers will be without a few key offensive pieces in Munich, Germany this weekend.

Left tackle Ikem Ekwonu and wide receiver Adam Thielen, both of whom were listed as non-participants in practice all week, have been ruled out of Sunday’s matchup against the New York Giants. Ekwonu (ankle) will miss his second straight contest while Thielen (hamstring) will miss his seventh.

Fourth-year offensive lineman Brady Christensen, as he did in the Week 9 win over the New Orleans Saints, will get the start on the blindside in place of Ekwonu.

Thielen, meanwhile, has until Wednesday to be activated to the main roster.

Here’s Friday’s injury report in full:

Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
OLB Jadeveon Clowney Rest/knee DNP Full Full Questionable
LT Ikem Ekwonu Ankle DNP DNP DNP Out
WR Adam Thielen Hamstring DNP DNP DNP Out
DL DeShawn Williams Illness DNP Full Full –
DL A’Shawn Robinson Rest DNP Full – –
RB Chuba Hubbard Rest DNP Full – –
ILB Josey Jewell Rest DNP Limited Full –
S Xavier Woods Rest/shoulder DNP Limited Full –
CB Jaycee Horn Rest DNP Full – –
S Jammie Robinson Knee Limited Limited Limited Doubtful
RB Jonathon Brooks Knee Full Full Full Questionable
DL Jaden Crumedy Ankle Full Full Full –
S Jordan Fuller Hamstring Full Full Full Questionable
TE Feleipe Franks Concussion Full Full Full –
TE Tommy Tremble Back Full Limited Full Questionable
OLB D.J. Wonnum Quadriceps Full Full Full Questionable
CB Lonnie Johnson Quadriceps Full Limited Full Questionable
OT Taylor Moton Rest DNP – –
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders Wrist/ankle Limited Full –

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Panthers’ Adam Thielen, Ikem Ekwonu held out from practice again on Thursday

Both WR Adam Thielen and LT Ikem Ekwonu were held out for the second straight practice session.

The Carolina Panthers were still without two notable names on offense this afternoon.

Wide receiver Adam Thielen and left tackle Ikem Ekwonu were both held out of practice for the second straight outing. Thielen hasn’t played since injuring his hamstring in Week 3 while Ekwonu, who missed his first NFL game this past Sunday, is dealing with an ankle issue.

If Ekwonu cannot go, fourth-year offensive lineman Brady Christensen is expected to get the start on the blindside against the New York Giants this weekend.

Here’s the full injury report from Thursday:

Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
OLB Jadeveon Clowney Rest/knee DNP Full
LT Ikem Ekwonu Ankle DNP DNP
WR Adam Thielen Hamstring DNP DNP
DL DeShawn Williams Illness DNP Full
DL A’Shawn Robinson Rest DNP Full
RB Chuba Hubbard Rest DNP Full
ILB Josey Jewell Rest DNP Limited
S Xavier Woods Rest/shoulder DNP Limited
CB Jaycee Horn Rest DNP Full
S Jammie Robinson Knee Limited Limited
RB Jonathon Brooks Knee Full Full
DL Jaden Crumedy Ankle Full Full
S Jordan Fuller Hamstring Full Full
TE Feleipe Franks Concussion Full Full
TE Tommy Tremble Back Full Limited
OLB D.J. Wonnum Quadriceps Full Full
CB Lonnie Johnson Quadriceps Full Limited
OT Taylor Moton Rest DNP
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders Wrist/ankle Limited

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Carolina Panthers players who are free agents in 2025

With the trade deadline now behind us, let’s take a look at the Panthers who are set to become free agents following the 2024 season:

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The 2024 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, and it didn’t go without a few moves from the Carolina Panthers.

Last week, the team shipped off wideout Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens in a trade involving a late-round pick swap for the 2025 draft. And yesterday, in a much more favorable return, they sent fellow receiver Jonathan Mingo over to the Dallas Cowboys.

So now that those departures are official, we could start looking ahead towards free agency for quite a few more.

Here are Panthers whose contracts are set to expire following the season:

  • QB Andy Dalton
  • RB Chuba Hubbard (Signed four-year extension)
  • RB Raheem Blackshear (RFA)
  • WR David Moore
  • WR Jalen Coker (ERFA)
  • TE Tommy Tremble
  • TE Ian Thomas
  • TE Feleipe Franks (RFA)
  • OL Brady Christensen
  • OL Cade Mays
  • C Austin Corbett
  • DL LaBryan Ray
  • DL DeShawn Williams
  • DL Jonathan Harris
  • DL Raequan Williams (ERFA)
  • OLB Charles Harris
  • OLB Thomas Incoom
  • OLB Cam Gill
  • ILB Shaq Thompson
  • CB Mike Jackson
  • CB Lonnie Johnson Jr.
  • CB Anthony Brown
  • S Xavier Woods
  • S Jordan Fuller
  • S Sam Franklin Jr.
  • S Nick Scott
  • S Demani Richardson (ERFA)
  • K Eddy Piñeiro
  • P Johnny Hekker
  • LS JJ Jansen

*RFA = Restricted free agent
*ERFA = Exclusive rights free agent

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Panthers hold out 9 players from Wednesday’s practice

Panthers LT Ikem Ekwonu, who did not play in Week 9, was not a participant for Wednesday’s practice.

The Carolina Panthers listed nine players as non-participants from Wednesday’s practice.

Headlining the group, which included six players with “rest” designations, was left tackle Ikem Ekwonu—who missed the first game of his NFL career in Week 9 due to an ankle injury. Fourth-year lineman Brady Christensen, in turn, got the starting nod on the blindside and would be expected to fill in again if Ekwonu cannot play versus the New York Giants.

Here’s the full injury report from the afternoon:

Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
OLB Jadeveon Clowney Rest/knee DNP
LT Ikem Ekwonu Ankle DNP
WR Adam Thielen Hamstring DNP
DL DeShawn Williams Illness DNP
DL A’Shawn Robinson Rest DNP
RB Chuba Hubbard Rest DNP
ILB Josey Jewell Rest DNP
S Xavier Woods Rest/shoulder DNP
CB Jaycee Horn Rest DNP
S Jammie Robinson Knee Limited
RB Jonathon Brooks Knee Full
DL Jaden Crumedy Ankle Full
S Jordan Fuller Hamstring Full
TE Feleipe Franks Concussion Full
TE Tommy Tremble Back Full
OLB D.J. Wonnum Quadriceps Full
CB Lonnie Johnson Quadriceps Full

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Panthers defense features 4 ex-Broncos players

Panthers DC Ejiro Evero has four ex-Broncos players on his defense, headlined by linebacker Josey Jewell.

The Carolina Panthers’ defense will look familiar when the Denver Broncos host the NFC South opponent in Week 8.

Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero held that same role with the Broncos in 2022, and he has recruited four ex-Denver defenders to Carolina.

The list of players is headlined by inside linebacker Josey Jewell, who started 58 games for the Broncos from 2018-2023. Carolina also has outside linebacker Thomas Incoom, who spent last season in Denver.

The Panthers also have two former Broncos defensive linemen in DeShawn Williams (2018; 2019; 2020-2022) and Jonathan Harris (2019-2023), who just landed in Charlotte earlier this week.

Additionally, Carolina also has ex-Denver running back Mike Boone on the practice squad. Sunday will be a bit of a homecoming game for these five players and Evero.

Ex-Broncos players on the Panthers

1. ILB Josey Jewell

2. OLB Thomas Incoom

3. DL DeShawn Williams

4. DL Jonathan Harris 

5. RB Mike Boone (practice squad)

Sunday’s game will be regionally televised on CBS (view the TV map).

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Panthers officially announce 2 signings on Tuesday

The Panthers made a pair of moves with DeShawn Williams and Shaq Lawson, who were teammates in both high school and college.

Not only were defensive lineman DeShawn Williams and pass rusher Shaq Lawson both born in Central, S.C., but they also played their high school ball together at D.W. Daniel and their college ball together at Clemson University. And now, they’re Carolina Panthers teammates.

As announced this evening, the team officially signed Williams to their active roster and Lawson to their practice squad. The moves added to a busy Tuesday for the Panthers, who signed offensive lineman Cade Mays and outside linebacker Thomas Incoom to the active roster just hours earlier.

Williams, who appeared in 16 games for Carolina in 2023, returned to the team as a member of the practice squad back on Sept. 10. The sixth-year veteran was elevated to the game day roster in Weeks 3 and 4, where he amassed two tackles over 53 defensive snaps.

Lawson, a first-round pick of the Buffalo Bills from the 2016 NFL draft, has recorded 26.0 career sacks in eight seasons.

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Panthers elevate 2 players for Week 4 matchup vs. Bengals

The Panthers are calling up two members of their practice squad ahead of Sunday’s tilt with the Bengals.

The Carolina Panthers are bringing up a pair of practice squad members for tomorrow’s meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals.

As announced on Saturday afternoon, defensive lineman DeShawn Williams and outside linebacker Thomas Incoom have been elevated for Week 4. This will be Williams’ second consecutive week getting a call-up while Incoom is set to make his main roster debut.

Like in Week 3, Williams heads up with starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle having already been ruled out. Fellow starting defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson is also questionable with a knee injury.

Williams registered 27 defensive snaps in last Sunday’s upset win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He recorded one tackle and two pressures in the 36-22 victory.

Incoom, an undrafted free-agent signee of the Denver Broncos back in 2023, was added to Carolina’s practice squad on Aug. 28. The 6-foot-2, 265-pounder appeared in four games for the Broncos last season, with 35 of his 55 total snaps coming on special teams.

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Panthers Week 3 inactives: 6 players out vs. Raiders

DT Shy Tuttle headlines today’s inactives for the Panthers.

All has not been lost for the Carolina Panthers’ defensive line in Week 3.

This afternoon’s matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders will already be missing Pro Bowler Derrick Brown and nose tackle Shy Tuttle. Brown, of course, had his season ended due to a meniscus tear he sustained in Week 1 while Tuttle, who was listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report, was officially ruled out yesterday.

With those two down, the Carolina defense was left with just one opening-day starter from their line—A’Shawn Robinson. But Robinson, who was down as questionable after three limited practices this week, will be in uniform.

He should be joined in the trench by Jayden Peevy, Nick Thurman, LaBryan Ray and DeShawn Williams—who was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday.

Here are the six inactives for the Panthers here in Week 3:

  • CB Shemar Bartholomew
  • CB Tariq Castro-Fields
  • G Jarrett Kingston
  • C Andrew Raym
  • TE Messiah Swinson
  • DT Shy Tuttle

And for the host Raiders:

  • LB Divine Deablo
  • WR Ramel Keyton
  • RB Dylan Laube
  • WR Tyreik McAllister
  • G Jordan Meredith
  • CB Decamerion Richardson

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Panthers elevate DL DeShawn Williams for Week 3 matchup vs. Raiders

The Panthers have elevated DL DeShawn Williams in light of another absence in the trenches.

The Carolina Panthers have called up some much-needed reinforcements for the trenches.

On Saturday afternoon, the team announced that they have elevated defensive lineman DeShawn Williams from the practice squad ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Williams, who was signed to the practice squad back on Sept. 10, spent last season with the Panthers. The 6-foot-1, 295-pounder started in 10 of his 16 games for Carolina in 2023—recording 33 combined tackles, 1.0 sack, seven quarterback hits and a pass defensed.

His presence may be needed in the absence of starter Shy Tuttle, who has now been ruled out of tomorrow’s contest. Tuttle, who was listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report due to a foot issue, will not travel with the team out west.

Carolina could also be missing another starting defensive lineman in A’Shawn Robinson, who carries a “questionable” status into the contest. Robinson (knee) put in a pair of limited practices on Thursday and Friday after not participating in Wednesday’s session.

Not to mention, the unit will continue to be without Pro Bowler Derrick Brown due to his season-ending meniscus tear.

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Panthers sign 2 players to active roster, 2 to practice squad on Tuesday

The Panthers made a series of moves on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers made a series of moves on Tuesday.

In addition to placing Pro Bowl defensive lineman Derrick Brown on the season-ending injured reserve, the team signed two players to their active roster and two to their practice squad.

Joining the former group is running back Mike Boone and cornerback Lonnie Johnson, both of whom were elevated from the practice squad for this past Sunday’s regular-season opener. Boone and Johnson played primarily on special teams, with Boone getting four rushing attempts in the late stages of the 47-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Their newly-vacated spots on the practice squad will be filled by defensive lineman DeShawn Williams and cornerback Azizi Hearn. Williams spent the 2023 season with the Panthers—starting in 10 of his 16 outings.

To help make room on the active roster for their additions, the Panthers waived outside linebacker Jamie Sheriff—one of the six players claimed by the team following initial roster cutdowns a few weeks ago. Sheriff was also one of just four outside linebackers on the active roster.

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