Tag: Marquis Haynes Sr.

12 Panthers not expected to play in preseason opener vs. Jets

Brian Burns, Justin Houston and Miles Sanders are amongst the 12 Panthers who are not expected to play in today’s preseason opener against the Jets.

As reported by Darin Gantt of Panthers.com about an hour and a half before kickoff of this afternoon’s preseason opener against the New York Jets, the Carolina Panthers are expected to hold 12 players out of action on Saturday. The list is as follows:

  • OLB Brian Burns
  • WR Damieye Byrd
  • G Austin Corbett
  • OLB Marquis Haynes Sr.
  • OLB Justin Houston
  • G Nash Jensen
  • CB Mac McCain III
  • K Eddy Piñeiro
  • RB Miles Sanders
  • TE Stephen Sullivan
  • OLB Jordan Thomas
  • G Chandler Zavala

The most notable of the bunch include the projected starting edge rushers in Burns and Houston. Both are, apparently, being eased in—with the former coming off ankle surgery and the latter just joining the team this past week.

As expected Sanders, will also stay on the sideline for this outing. Sanders, per head coach Frank Reich, sustained a tweak to his groin and will be held out for precautionary reasons.

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Panthers training camp tracker: Observations and takeaways from Day 3

Not only did the Panthers “get back” on Saturday, but they also got a little physical during their third practice of training camp.

Both Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford and UFC 291 may be going down tonight, but we got a little bit of combat during the third outing of Carolina Panthers training camp this afternoon.

Here are the top takeaways and observations from the start of “Back Together Weekend” on Saturday:

Marquis Haynes Sr. misses Saturday’s practice with back injury

Panthers OLB Marquis Haynes Sr. sat out of Saturday’s practice with a back issue, one HC Frank Reich didn’t seem too worried about.

One of the thinnest spots on the Carolina Panthers depth chart just got a little bit thinner—at least temporarily.

Outside linebacker Marquis Haynes Sr. was absent from Saturday’s outing of training camp from Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg. When asked of his whereabouts, head coach Frank Reich told reporters that it’s just a minor setback.

“Marquis had a little bit of a back issue,” he said. “He’s fine. We’re just being [cautious]. He should be fine. Prognosis is good and, hopefully, get him back out here soon.”

Haynes Sr. is fresh off the best season of his five-year NFL tenure. He posted highs in nearly every major category—including total tackles (29), sacks (5.0), quarterback hits (13), pressures (26) and passes defensed (four)—while recording his first start and first touchdown.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pounder may be viewed as one of the favorites to get the most looks opposite of two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Brian Burns this season. His frame and high-pace style of play may also make him a natural fit at the outside linebacker position in the defense’s new 3-4 base.

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6 most important battles for 2023 Panthers training camp

With the battles of Spartanburg about to begin, here are the Panthers’ six most important training camp competitions for the summer.

2023 Carolina Panthers training camp is here! (Well, just about.)

With rookies reporting on Saturday and veterans on Tuesday, the summer action is set to begin. So, which pieces of that action will have the most impact heading into the regular season?

Here are the six most important Spartanburg battles for the Panthers this year:

‘Madden NFL 24’ ratings for Panthers edge rushers revealed

Brian Burns’ “Madden NFL 24” rating seems, well, a tad low . . .

On Tuesday, EA Sports rolled out the “Madden NFL 24” ratings for the league’s edge rushers. And for a two-time Pro Bowl starter, Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Brian Burns seemed a bit underrated.

Check out the marks for Burns and the rest of the group here:

Brian Burns named Panthers’ most overvalued player

Two-time Pro Bowler Brian Burns was just named the Panthers’ most “overvalued” player. But “overvalued,” at least in this case, may not mean what you think it does.

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CBS Sports writer Jeff Kerr just named two-time Pro Bowler Brian Burns the most overvalued Carolina Panther. But his use of the word “overvalued” may not be the one you think it is.

Sticking true to the official Merriam-Webster Dictionary entry, Kerr chose 16 NFC players whose teams may assign “excessive value” to or place “too much importance” on. In short, these are the guys who are too heavily relied upon.

So now that the correlation to Burns makes much more sense given the context, he wrote the following about Carolina’s top defender:

Burns was by far the most productive pass rusher on the Panthers, the only one lined up on the defensive line to have over five sacks in 2022. Marquis Haynes finished with five sacks and Yetur Gross-Matos finished with 2.5.

The Panthers were 25th in sacks last season with 35, so 35.7% of the sacks came from Burns. DeShaun Williams should help, but he’s not a massive upgrade.

2019’s 16th overall pick is fresh off a career campaign. He posted bests in sacks (12.5), tackles (63), tackles for a loss (17), quarterback hits (22) and pressures (68).

But, as Kerr notes, that season accounted for far too much of Carolina’s pass-rushing production. That, obviously, would help explain the team’s openness to adding another edge defender at some point this summer—which may even come after Burns gets some more value of his own out of a new contract.

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3 positions the Panthers should address before training camp

The Panthers still may have some work to do before reconvening for training camp later this summer.

The Carolina Panthers have been remarkably active this offseason. Yet, their work on the roster seems far from done.

Here are the three positions the teams should address before entering training camp later this month.

Panthers OLB Marquis Haynes Sr. tabbed as surprise offseason standout

The Panthers need a pass rusher to step up this summer, and Marquis Haynes Sr. may be answering that call.

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The Carolina Panthers are being pleasantly surprised out of a position where they need it most.

Each of ESPN’s 32 NFL Nation reporters recently picked a surprise offseason standout—one, of course, for every team. For the Panthers, David Newton went with outside linebacker Marquis Haynes Sr., who could bring the much-needed heat with their two-time Pro Bowler.

Newton writes:

Nobody stood out more in Carolina’s quest to find an edge rusher opposite Brian Burns than the sixth-year player. He constantly was in the face of rookie quarterback Bryce Young, who said Haynes has “been great.” Carolina still likely will add a veteran edge rusher, but what Haynes has shown coming off a season in which he had a career-high five sacks has to make coach Frank Reich & Co. more comfortable.

That career year—which also saw bests in total tackles (29), quarterback hits (13) and passes defensed (four)—may be short lived, as Haynes Sr. is a prime candidate to break out in the team’s fresh 3-4 base defense. His 6-foot-2, 235-pound frame and array of speed moves should serve him better as a standup rusher than as a traditional hand-in-the-dirt edge defender.

And if the Panthers don’t end up adding that veteran, it’ll be up to Haynes Sr.—as well as Yetur Gross-Matos and rookie DJ Johnson—to stand out as a complement to Burns.

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Panthers expected to sign another edge rusher this summer

The Athletic’s Joe Person noted that there’s a sense the Panthers will sign another pass rusher before the start of the season.

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The Carolina Panthers still have a lot of money and they seem like they’re afraid to use it . . . or are they?

As we head out of this year’s edition of mandatory minicamp, the Panthers are currently sitting on approximately $26.4 million of salary cap space—the second-most in the NFL. So, with a rookie quarterback contract in tow and the monetary resources readily available to build around it, what are they waiting for?

In his minicamp wrap-up, Joe Person of The Athletic writes of the team’s current need for another pass-rushing option:

If they’re good with a sixth-year player who has improved each year, then maybe pairing Marquis Haynes with Yetur Gross-Matos, who’s solid enough in setting the edge, could work.

Haynes spent most of the past two days knifing into the backfield and generally making a mess of the offense’s plans. Haynes had what might have been three sacks on [Bryce] Young, had these been actual games (and if Young had not eluded him). The 6-2, 235-pound Haynes looks thicker this year, and it could be playing in space in a 3-4 suits him better than lining up in a three-point stance.

The sense here is the Panthers will sign another edge rusher before Sept. 10, but Haynes got Young’s attention.

The free-agent market for the position got a tad thinner recently—as Leonard Floyd and Frank Clark found new homes in Buffalo and Denver, respectively. A few of the top names remaining include Yannick Ngakoue, Jadeveon Clowney and Carlos Dunlap.

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Panthers DE Marquis Haynes Sr. played season finale with grade 2 MCL sprain

Panthers DE Marquis Haynes Sr. revealed that he played in Sunday’s season finale with a grade 2 MCL sprain.

With the road to the playoffs completely shut down for the Carolina Panthers as they entered Week 18, their season finale against the (also eliminated) New Orleans Saints may have been perceived as a “meaningless” one. But you can’t tell Marquis Haynes Sr. that.

On Tuesday, the fifth-year defensive end revealed that he played in the closing contest despite being diagnosed with a grade 2 MCL sprain—an injury that can take multiple weeks to heal.

Haynes Sr. played through 38 snaps in the 10-7 victory, one in which he and his brothers held New Orleans scoreless on nine of their 10 drives. Those 38 plays resulted in three tackles and a pressure for the veteran pass rusher.

That valiant effort by Haynes Sr. capped off what was a career year in 2022. The 29-year-old notched highs in sacks (5.0), quarterback hits (13), total tackles (23), tackles for a loss (seven) and passes defensed (four).

He also recorded his first NFL touchdown back in Week 3 against those very Saints. Haynes Sr. scooped up a fumble, made possible by linebacker Frankie Luvu, and returned the rock to the house for a 44-yard score.

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