Tag: Stephen Sullivan

Donte Jackson limited at Wednesday’s practice

The Panthers listed CB Donte Jackson, LB Frankie Luvu and RB Miles Sanders as limited participants from Wednesday’s practice.

After losing cornerback Jaycee Horn and safety Xavier Woods, the Carolina Panthers could ill afford to see another one of their starting defensive backs go down. But they did this past Sunday, and the setback has lingered into the week.

Starting cornerback Donte Jackson was listed as a limited participant for Wednesday’s practice session, just four days ahead of the Week 5 matchup against the Detroit Lions. The sixth-year veteran made an early exit from this past Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Other than Jackson, the only healthy corners remaining in the locker room include CJ Henderson, Troy Hill, D’Shawn Jamison and practice squad member Sam Webb.

In a bit of better news, guard Austin Corbett (knee) and tight end Stephen Sullivan (hip) both made their returns to the practice field after missing the first four games of the season. Additionally, wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, who sat out in Week 4 due to a concussion, was not among those listed in the injury report.

Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
S Xavier Woods Hamstring DNP
OLB Justin Houston Rest DNP
LB Claudin Cherelus Ankle Limited
CB Donte Jackson Shoulder DNP
LB Frankie Luvu Hip DNP
TE Giovanni Ricci Shoulder Limited
RB Miles Sanders Groin Limited
DE DeShawn Williams Elbow Limited
G Austin Corbett Knee Limited
TE Stephen Sullivan Hip Limited

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Stephen Sullivan designated to return from IR

Along with RG Austin Corbett, Panthers TE Stephen Sullivan has been designated to return from IR.

Austin Corbett isn’t the only player the Carolina Panthers took off the shelf on Wednesday.

As reported by Darin Gantt of Panthers.com late this morning, tight end Stephen Sullivan has been designated to return from injured reserve. This move comes along with the clearance of Corbett, who is seemingly on the very end of his recovery from a torn ACL.

Sullivan hit the IR back on Aug. 31 due to a hip injury. The setback kept the 26-year-old pass catcher out of the team’s entire slate of preseason contests this summer.

Now a fourth-year veteran, the 2020 seventh-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks first joined the Panthers on a reserve/futures deal in February of 2021. He went on to appear in 17 games for Carolina between the last two seasons, amassing two receptions and 46 yards over seven targets.

Like Corbett, Sullivan will have 21 days to be moved to the active roster as he makes his return to the practice field.

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Panthers place Stephen Sullivan on IR

Panthers TE Stephen Sullivan has been placed on IR.

The Carolina Panthers have just opened up another spot on their roster.

As announced by the team on Thursday morning, tight end Stephen Sullivan has been placed on injured reserve. The 26-year-old pass catcher missed the entirety of preseason play due to a hip injury.

Sullivan, who still lasted through the week’s tsunami of cuts despite his inactivity for the better part of summer, played in 14 games over the past two seasons in Carolina. He totaled a pair of receptions for 46 yards on seven targets.

A Louisiana State University product, Sullivan was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 draft by the Seattle Seahawks. The big 6-foot-5, 245-pounder appeared in just one outing for Seattle during his rookie campaign and became a free agent after the season.

The Panthers then signed Sullivan to a reserve/futures contract later that offseason.

Sullivan will now miss at least the first four games of the year.

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Carolina Panthers 53-man roster projection: Pre-training camp edition

With training camp less than a month away, let’s roll out our latest projections for the Panthers’ 53-man roster.

Now that we’re in July, the month where NFL players begin to return from their summer breaks, it’s time to take another crack at predicting the Carolina Panthers roster.

So, here are our pre-training camp projections for the 2023 53-man squad.

Panthers sign 9 players on Monday

Tight ends Giovanni Ricci and Stephen Sullivan were among the nine players signed by the Panthers on Monday.

Less than 24 hours after the book on their 2022 season closed, the Carolina Panthers got started writing their new one. And they began by allowing a bunch of their players to write their names on new deals.

As announced by the team on Monday afternoon, the Panthers have signed nine players to contracts for the 2023 campaign. Of the nine inked were tight ends Giovanni Ricci and Stephen Sullivan—who were set to become exclusive-rights free agents heading into the offseason.

Ricci fist joined Carolina as an undrafted free agent in 2020 out of Western Michigan University. He’s gone on to appear in 31 games for the Panthers between 2021 and 2022—amassing eight receptions for 100 yards.

Sullivan, before moving over to Charlotte in 2021, was a fifth-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. He’s caught two passes for 46 yards over 17 games.

The team also signed seven members of the practice squad to reserve/future deals. They are as follows:

  • OL Deonte Brown
  • RB Spencer Brown
  • DE Kobe Jones
  • LB Arron Mosby
  • WR C.J. Saunders
  • DT Raequan Williams
  • WR Derek Wright

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Panthers 2021 practice squad tracker

Keep your tabs on who the Carolina Panthers are keeping their tabs on for the start of the 2021 practice squad.

The Carolina Panthers have made their final adjustments, at least as far as the Tuesday deadline was concerned, to their initial 53-man roster. Now, let’s see which of their cuts end up sticking on to start the regular season.

Keep it here to see which Panthers are still Panthers, and landed themselves a spot on the team’s practice squad to kick off 2021.

  • RB Spencer Brown
  • WR C.J. Saunders
  • OT Aaron Monteiro
  • DL Frank Herron
  • TE Stephen Sullivan
  • RB Rodney Smith
  • WR Omar Bayless
  • CB Jalen Julius
  • WR Keith Kirkwood
  • QB James Morgan

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Panthers activate TE from COVID list, waive WR Marken Michel

Carolina just announced that Stephen Sullivan has been activated from the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Panthers’ tight ends have been trending up at training camp after a few dismal years at this spot. Dan Arnold has settled into a good rhythm with Sam Darnold, while Ian Thomas is showing signs of shaking out of his rut. The tight end room got reinforcements today, as well.

Carolina just announced that Stephen Sullivan has been activated from the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Sullivan has connections with general manager Scott Fitterer from Seattle as well as offensive coordinator Joe Brady and wide receiver Terrace Marshall rom their time together at LSU.

To make room for Sullivan, the Panthers waived wide receiver Marken Michel. He spent most of the 2020 season on the team’s practice squad, so there’s a chance he’ll return later this year.

This morning’s training camp practice at Wofford was pushed back an hour and a half from 8:30 am to 10 am ET. Sullivan is on-sight and participating.

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Panthers announce 3 more roster moves before first training camp practice

Rookie defensive tackle Phil Hoskins is also being placed on the active/PUP list due to a foot injury.

The Carolina Panthers will be starting their first training camp practice of 2021 in about half an hour. Before they begin, there’s a couple more housekeeping notes.

Yesterday, the team placed outside linebacker Frankie Luvu on the reserve/COVID-19 list and safety Lano Hill on active/PUP. Today, two more players are going on the COVID list: Hill as well as tight end Stephen Sullivan.

Rookie defensive tackle Phil Hoskins is also being placed on the active/PUP list due to a foot injury.

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Panthers 2021 training camp: 5 under-the-radar players to watch on offense

Here are five under-the-radar players to watch on offense during 2021 training camp.

The Carolina Panthers begin their 2021 training camp schedule on July 28. Once it begins, we will be hearing a lot about big names like Christian McCaffrey, Sam Darnold and Brian Burns along the way. A lot of guys will wind up flying under the radar, though.

Let’s take a look at five players on offense who will be worth following as training camp unfolds this year.