Four of the players the team hosted are linebackers, which makes plenty of sense given the loss of veteran LB Elijah Lee, who was poached from the practice squad by the Chicago Bears last week. The other player that the team hosted is a veteran defensive tackle who got his NFL career started in Green Bay.
Below is a quick look at each of the players that the team had in for tryouts on Tuesday:
The Panthers officially reached injury settlements with LB Khalan Tolson and CB Duke Dawson on Thursday.
Before getting past Tuesday, specifically that 4:00 p.m. ET deadline, the Carolina Panthers had to get their roster down to 80 men. And of the players involved in that cutdown, two had their immediate futures with the franchise officially settled on Thursday.
Per the league transaction wire, the Panthers reached injury settlements with linebacker Khalan Tolson and cornerback Duke Dawson. Tolson received a waiver designation while Dawson was classified as a terminated vested veteran, effectively removing both from the team’s injured reserve.
Tolson signed on with Carolina as an undrafted free agent on April 30. The rookie spent four seasons at the University of Illinois, where he totaled 128 total tackles (10.0 for a loss), 2.5 sacks, five passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
Dawson joined the team later on July 29. The fourth-year defender racked up four tackles and an interception against the Washington Commanders two weeks ago—his lone preseason appearance of the summer.
Per Heavy’s Matt Lombardo, the Panthers are waiving LB/Latrell Spencer impersonator Khalan Tolson.
The second wave of this summer’s cuts will come crashing down for the Carolina Panthers and the rest of the league these next two days. Teams must trim their rosters of five more players—in getting from 85 guys to 80—by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline.
According to Heavy NFL senior reporter Matt Lombardo, the Panthers have begun by waiving linebacker Khalan Tolson.
Tolson joined the organization back on April 30, as an undrafted rookie out of the University of Illinois. He played four seasons as a member of the Fighting Illini—amassing 128 total tackles (10.0 for a loss), 2.5 sacks, five passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
The six-foot, 220-pound backer rose to a tiny bit of Twitter fame following training camp, when the Panthers’ 2022 edition of “Camp Confidential” revealed that he graced teammates with his best impression of Latrell Spencer.
When he wasn’t showing off his dance moves this preseason, Tolson recorded five tackles over his pair of exhibition appearances.
