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Panthers sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts on Monday

The Panthers have signed 10 players to reserve/future deals ahead of the 2025 season.

Even after closing out their 2024 campaign on a winning note yesterday, the Carolina Panthers still had a bit of work to do on their “Victory Monday.”

According to ESPN’s David Newton, the team signed 10 players to reserve/future deals this afternoon. Those players are as follows:

  • RB Emani Bailey
  • WR T.J. Luther
  • WR Dax Milne
  • TE Dominique Dafney
  • TE Jordan Matthews
  • G Ja’Tyre Carter
  • G Brandon Walton
  • C Andrew Raym
  • LB Kenny Dyson
  • LB Thomas Incoom

All 10 players have spent time on Carolina’s practice squad in 2024, with five receiving at least one appearance for the team during the regular season. Most recently, Dyson and Incoom both appeared in Sunday’s 44-38 victory over the Atlanta Falcons—with the former recording 23 total snaps and the latter 19 total snaps.

Reserve/future deals are essentially advance agreements, placing players in until the start of the new league year—when rosters expand back to 90 men. The players signed today will not count towards the current (and locked) 53-man roster.

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Panthers activate RB Miles Sanders, announce 4 other roster moves for Week 18

The Panthers are getting a much-needed boost at the running back position.

The Carolina Panthers are getting a much-needed boost in their backfield for Week 18.

As announced this afternoon, the team has activated running back Miles Sanders from injured reserve ahead of tomorrow’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Falcons. The sixth-year veteran, who was designated to return to practice earlier in the week, has missed the last six games due to an ankle sprain.

Sanders last played in the Panthers’ Week 10 win over the New York Giants from Munich’s Allianz Arena. Over his 10 appearances in 2024, he’s rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries.

Carolina’s 48-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first outing after starting running back Chuba Hubbard’s placement on season-ending injured reserve, yielded a season-low 39 rushing yards. Return specialist Raheem Blackshear led the team with 20 rushing yards on eight attempts.

The Panthers also elevated outside linebackers Thomas Incoom and Kenny Dyson for Sunday’s contest. Fellow outside linebacker DJ Johnson, who sustained a concussion in a car accident on Thursday, will not be available.

Johnson will be joined on the shelf by another outside ‘backer in Amaré Barno, who was placed on injured reserve as part of today’s moves. Carolina signed defensive lineman DeShawn Williams from their practice squad to fill Barno’s void.

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Panthers announce handful of roster moves ahead of Week 12 matchup vs. Chiefs

The Panthers will not have RB Miles Sanders on the field for quite some time.

The Carolina Panthers made a handful of roster moves prior to their Week 12 matchup against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

As announced on Saturday afternoon, the team has placed running back Miles Sanders on injured reserve. The sixth-year veteran was carted off from the Week 10 win over the New York Giants with an ankle injury.

Sanders, in the No. 2 role behind starter Chuba Hubbard, has recorded 38 carries for 139 yards and one touchdown through 10 games in 2024. His average of 3.7 rushing yards per attempt currently stands as the second-lowest of his NFL career—only ahead of last season’s mark of 3.3.

With Sanders now out for at least the next four games, the Panthers will get to utilize second-round pick Jonathon Brooks—who is expected to make his pro debut on Sunday. The rookie back has been sidelined for over a year after tearing his ACL.

To fill Sanders’ vacancy on the 53-man roster, the Panthers signed wide receiver Deven Thompkins from the practice squad.

Carolina also elevated two practice squad members for tomorrow—wide receiver Dan Chisena and outside linebacker Kenny Dyson.

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Panthers assemble initial 16-man practice squad for 2024 season

The Panthers have officially assembled their initial 16-man practice squad for the 2024 season.

The Carolina Panthers have officially assembled their first 16-man practice squad for 2024.

Some faces you’ll recognize—such as quarterback Jack Plummer, running back Mike Boone, wide receiver Jalen Coker, linebacker Chandler Wooten and safety Alex Cook, who appeared in 10 games for the Panthers during the 2023 campaign.

And same faces you’ll have to get to know—such as offensive lineman Ja’Tyre Carter, linebackers Tarron Jackson and Thomas Inboom and cornerback Lonnie Johnson, who spent last season with the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints.

So, without further ado, here is Carolina’s initial practice squad on the year:

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Panthers 2024 initial practice squad tracker

Follow along as we track each of the Panthers’ additions to their initial 2024 practice squad

Yesterday wasn’t the only instance of heavy construction that we’ll see this week.

On Tuesday, NFL teams cut ties and made moves on over 1,000 players in shaping their initial 53-man rosters for the 2024 campaign. Some of those players will find their ways back on to other active rosters and even more will return to a locker room as practice-squad players.

As soon as the activity on Wednesday’s waiver wire is through, those who are not claimed can be signed to practice squads—often a 16-man group used as depth for practice sessions, scout work and emergency game situations.

Now, there’s little question as to if the Carolina Panthers and general manager Dan Morgan will be busy today. Morgan, on a few occasions, hasn’t been shy to flex the advantage of having the league’s very top spot on the waiver wire.

But when that work is through, we’ll need to shift our focus right to the taxi squad.

So, keep it here as we track each of the team’s additions to their initial practice squad for 2024 . . .

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Panthers 2024 roster cuts tracker

Keep it here as we track each move the Panthers make in getting to their initial 53-man roster

Despite the difficult decisions that lie ahead, Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales isn’t shying away from the challenge of getting down to his very first 53-man roster.

“Yeah, it’s hard. And I’m excited for it,” he told reporters after last Wednesday’s practice. “When you respect and regard the whole unit and you’re kinda bringing everybody up at the same time—with the teaching, with the practices, the drill work and all those things as we improve everyone—it makes the decisions harder and harder.

“So I’m really excited about doing this with Dan [Morgan], with Brandt [Tilis], with the coaching staff. We’ve kinda had our touch-points throughout camp to evaluate where we’re at right now, and then we’ll have that culmination after we get through this last game.”

Well, they got through that game—besting the host Buffalo Bills in their final preseason outing of the summer on Saturday. So now, the “excitement” begins.

Keep it here, from now until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, as we track each of the team’s moves in the path to their initial 53-man roster for the 2024 season.

Cuts:

  • G Jack Anderson (waived)
  • WR Sam Pinckney (waived)
  • S Rudy Ford (released)
  • WR Michael Strachan (waived)
  • OLB Luiji Vilain (waived)
  • TE Feleipe Franks (waived)
  • RB Jaden Shirden (waived)
  • LB Chandler Wooten (waived)
  • CB Dicaprio Bootle (waived)
  • QB Jack Plummer (waived)
  • RB Mike Boone (released)
  • OLB Derrick McLendon (waived)
  • TE Jacob Hollister (released)
  • G Mason Brooks (waived)
  • OLB Kenny Dyson (waived)
  • WR Terrace Marshall Jr. (waived)
  • TE Jordan Matthews (released)
  • CB Willie Drew (waived)
  • DT Junior Aho (waived/injured)
  • OT Tyler Smith (waived/injured)
  • DT Ulumoo Ale (waived)
  • LB Aaron Beasley (waived)
  • S Alex Cook (waived)
  • OT Jeremiah Crawford (waived)
  • OT Ricky Lee (waived)
  • CB Quandre Mosely (waived)
  • DT Walter Palmore (waived)
  • DT T.J. Smith (waived)
  • CB Chris Wilcox (waived)
  • G Ike Boettger (released)
  • TE Jesper Horsted (released)

Injury placements:

  • RB Jonathon Brooks (NFI)
  • OLB D.J. Wonnum (PUP)
  • OLB Amaré Barno (PUP)
  • CB Dane Jackson (IR/designated for return)
  • S Sam Franklin Jr. (IR/designated for return)
  • LB Tae Davis (IR)
  • OLB Cam Gill (IR)

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