Tag: Sean Chandler

Cardinals sign S Sean Chandler

The veteran has been in the league since 2018. He will be suspended the first two weeks of 2023.

The Arizona Cardinals entered Tuesday with two roster vacancies after placing cornerback Rashad Fenton on injured reserve and releasing running back Stevie Scott.

They filled one with one of three safeties they worked out on Monday. They signed veteran Sean Chandler.

Chandler has been in the league since 2018. He was an undrafted rookie out of Temple and has spent three seasons with the Giants and two with the Panthers.

The 5-10, 210-pound safety played in all 17 games last season for Carolina, logging 19 total tackles.

He had 74 defensive snaps but played 320 on special teams.

His best season was in 2021. He played in 15 games for the Panthers that season, starting seven, collecting a career-high 42 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup.

He has 23 career special teams tackles.

His addition seems to be for depth during the preseason only. He will be suspended the first two games of the 2023 season for a PED violation.

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List of Panthers 2023 free agents who remain unsigned

2023 Panthers free agents who remain unsigned

The Carolina Panthers re-signed two of their own free agents before closing out the month of May—offensive tackle Cameron Erving and guard Michael Jordan. But there remains a handful of the team’s players from the 2022 roster who are currently out on the open market.

Here are those seven free agents . . .

Panthers S Sean Chandler suspended for violating PED policy

Panthers safety and soon-to-be free agent Sean Chandler has been suspended for the first two games of the 2023 season.

Sean Chandler will be hitting the open market with a caveat.

As announced by the Carolina Panthers on Monday afternoon, the safety and soon-to-be free agent has been suspended for the first two games of the 2023 season. Chandler was deemed in violation of the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

The 26-year-old has played five professional seasons, with his first three coming as a member of the New York Giants. Big Blue scooped up the local native—a Camden, N.J. boy and Temple University product—as an undrafted free agent in May of 2018.

After his stint in New York—which saw him play in 32 games—Chandler was signed off the Giants’ practice squad by the Panthers in the middle of the 2020 campaign. There, he’d reunite with former Temple head coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Phil Snow.

Chandler went on to start in seven of his 15 games for Carolina in 2021—amassing 48 combined tackles, a forced fumble and one pass defensed. He’d serve mostly as a special teamer this past season, appearing in all 17 outings.

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Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers’ Week 4 loss to Cardinals

In an otherwise gloomy offensive outing for the Panthers, rookie LT Ikem Ekwonu had his best game yet.

Pro Football Focus has a few surprises in store for the Carolina Panthers’ performance from Week 4. So, let’s check these grades out.

Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey gets his snaps in Week 4 loss

Despite some uncertainty regarding his status, Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey still saw quite a bit of action in Week 4.

What did we learn from the Carolina Panthers’ snap counts in their Week 4 loss to the Arizona Cardinals?

Let’s run down the three biggest lessons of the outing.

Panthers to bring back S Sean Chandler on one-year deal

S Sean Chadler will be back with the Panthers in 2022.

The Carolina Panthers might’ve lost one Camden, N.J. native yesterday when outside linebacker Haason Reddick reached a three-year, $45 million pact with the Philadelphia Eagles. But they made sure they wouldn’t lose another less than 24 hours later.

As announced by the team on Tuesday morning, safety Sean Chandler will be headed back to Carolina on a one-year deal. The Jersey boy, who just happens to be a Temple Owl as well, has spent the better part of the past two seasons with the Panthers.

Initially brought on from the New York Giants practice squad in October of 2020, Chandler did not see the field during his first campaign with the organization. That changed in 2021, where he amassed 48 combined tackles and a forced fumble while starting in seven of his 15 games.

The 25-year-old sticks around as a much welcomed piece on both the defense and special teams. Carolina, who also has plans to ink fellow safety Xavier Woods, could be losing a pair of key presences in their secondary with cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore and Donte Jackson still out on the open market after having already cut A.J. Bouye loose.

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Panthers snap count standouts: Wear and tear prevalent in Week 6

S Sean Chandler and CB Keith Taylor Jr. stepped up in a huge way for the bruised Panthers in Week 6.

With what feels like an injured reserve that’s large enough to be considered a cavalry at this point, the Carolina Panthers are searching for burn to spread around. Plus, in a matchup that painfully pushed itself into some extended time, there was plenty more of that playing time to be allocated.

Here’s how the Panthers dealt with that, and the implications of their moves, in the Week 6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Panthers snap count standouts: CB C.J. Henderson eases in

We learned a little bit on Sunday about how the Panthers will move forward without some key players.

Revisiting the Carolina Panthers’ 36-28 loss may not be fun for some, if not most, of you. But, like head coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Sam Darnold stressed after the game, you learn and move on.

So let’s learn a little something from how Sunday’s snaps were distributed in the Week 4 defeat.

Panthers Week 2 injury report: All systems go ahead of clash with Saints

Exhale, Panthers fans. RT Taylor Moton, and the six other players listed on this week’s injury report, will all be good to go against the Saints.

Some concern about the Carolina Panthers’ chances against the New Orleans Saints arose when starting right tackle Taylor Moton suddenly popped up on Thursday’s injury report. Well, we can probably put those worries to bed.

The Panthers returned an almost perfect final injury report on Friday, just two days ahead of their first divisional matchup of 2021. Although seven players remained listed, none were saddled with any type of game status designation. That suggests they’re all good to go.

Injury Wed. Thurs. Fri. Game Status
DT DaQuan Jones Groin Limited Limited Limited –
OT Taylor Moton Groin – Limited Limited –
S Juston Burris Neck Full Full Full –
S Sean Chandler Hamstring Full Full Full –
G Pat Elflein Hip Limited Full Full –
G John Miller Illness Limited Full Full –
WR Shi Smith Shoulder Full Full Full –

Losing Moton, or even having him the least bit compromised, would’ve spelled even more trouble for Carolina, who’s already a clear underdog to New Orleans on Sunday. Being without your best offensive linemen on what’s still one of the worst units in the league, of course, is not ideal.

But, fortunately for the Panthers, that seems like it won’t be the case as they shoot for the upset at home.

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Panthers injury report: WR Shi Smith back as full participant for Week 2

After being the only Panther on the 53-man roster to miss last week’s opener due to injury, WR Shi Smith was back at full go for practice today.

If you rewind back to the moment where Carolina Panthers receiver Shi Smith injured his shoulder in the preseason finale three weeks ago, there was no way anyone would’ve thought he’d be where he is today. And today, he’s back at a full-go.

The rookie wideout was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice,  even in spite of the injury. He was joined by a handful of other Panthers in what was a relatively encouraging report for the team ahead of their Week 2 contest against the New Orleans Saints.

Injury Wed. Thurs. Fri. Game status
G Pat Elflein Hip Limited
DT DaQuan Jones Groin Limited
G John Miller Illness Limited
S Juston Burris Neck Full
S Sean Chandler Hamstring Full
WR Shi Smith Shoulder Full

As announced this morning, Miller has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and will try to keep working his way back into the starting lineup. Dennis Daley filled in for Miller in last week’s win over the New York Jets.

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