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NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Allen, Kyle

QB Kyle Allen completed 16 of 27 for 228 yards and two touchdowns before being sidelined by a shoulder injury against the Saints. He also ran five times for 19 yards.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Allen, Kyle

QB Kyle Allen completed 16 of 27 for 228 yards and two touchdowns before being sidelined by a shoulder injury against New Orleans.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Barner, Kenjon

RB Kenjon Barner (knee) was placed on reserve/injured by the Panthers Friday (Dec. 28).

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Johnson, Dorian

G Dorian Johnson was signed by the Panthers from their practice squad Friday (Dec. 28).

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Gilbert, Garrett

QB Garrett Gilbert was signed by the Panthers Wednesday (Dec. 26). He had been waived by the Panthers Sept. 1.

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers</h2>PLAYER NOTES --LB Shaq Thompson went on injured reserve prior to the Atlanta game because of a shoulder injury. He had played in the first 14 games with 11 starts. He was the second-leading tackler on the team. ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers</h2>--Panthers center Ryan Kalil exited after the final home game and acknowledged that he indeed will follow through on plans to retire at season's end. That means he has one game remaining in a career that spanned ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers</h2>Untested QB Allen gets start for Panthers It keeps getting worse for the Carolina Panthers, who return to the Superdome in New Orleans where their season will end for the second time in as many seasons. Last ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Larsen, Tyler

OL Tyler Larsen filled in for Trai Turner at left guard in the Atlanta game.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Turner, Trai

LG Trai Turner (ankle) left the home finale against Atlanta and it's unlikely he'll be available for the game at New Orleans.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Short, Kawann

DT Kawann Short was on the inactive list for the Atlanta game with a lingering calf injury. He remained out of practice by mid-week prior to the season finale.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Thompson, Shaq

LB Shaq Thompson went on injured reserve prior to the Atlanta game because of a shoulder injury. He had played in the first 14 games with 11 starts. He was the second-leading tackler on the team.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Peppers, Julius

DE Julius Peppers has shied away from discussing his future with retirement a possibility. "We still have a game left to play," Peppers said. I'll save that answer (about my future) for a later date." Yet Peppers, 38, kept some of the mystery out there. "It's always ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Kalil, Ryan

C Ryan Kalil exited after the final home game and acknowledged that he indeed will follow through on plans to retire at season's end. That means he has one game remaining in a career that spanned 12 seasons. "A lot of good memories here, with a lot of great guys," ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Heinicke, Taylor

QB Taylor Heinicke of the Panthers was played on the Injured Reserve List because of a left elbow injury. Heinicke sustained the injury last week in his starting debut as a pro against the Atlanta Falcons after the Panthers shut down startin

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Allen, Kyle

QB Kyle Allen, an undrafted rookie, will start at quarterback in the season finale against the New Orleans Saints after the Panthers placed Taylor Heinicke on the Injured Reserve List earlier in the day. Allen completed all four passes he threw for 38 yards after ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Wright, Jarius

WR Jarius Wright had season highs in both receptions (seven) and receiving yards (69) in Sunday loss to Atlanta.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Heinicke, Taylor

QB Taylor Heinicke was 33 of 53 for 274 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions on Sunday in his first career start. He had to leave the game with an elbow injury.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers McCaffrey, *Christian

RB Christian McCaffrey ran for 101 yards and caught 12 passes for 77 more on Sunday. McCaffrey has 106 receptions this season, breaking the NFL record for receptions by a running back (102 for Matt Forte in 2014). He also broke Carolina's single-season franchise ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Allen, Kyle

QB Kyle Allen, an undrafted rookie out of Houston who had been promoted from the Panthers' practice squad last week, got in Sunday's game and completed all four of his passes for 38 yards, including a 24-yard pass to Jarius Wright.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers McCaffrey, *Christian

RB Christian McCaffrey rushed for 101 yards Sunday and caught 12 passes for 77 yards. McCaffrey has 106 receptions. He became the third running back in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and catch 100 passes.

Falcons run over struggling Panthers

The Atlanta Falcons have rediscovered their running game late in the season and it has come from an unexpected source. The Falcons nearly rushed for 200 yards for a second straight week -- settling for 195 -- and beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10, giving Atlanta ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Reid, Eric

S Eric Reid said in a Twitter post on Friday that he was fined $20,054 by the NFL for a hit on New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, who was on his way out of bounds. Reid posted video of the play from Monday night's loss to the Saints that shows Thomas ...

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Qualls, *Elijah

DT Elijah Qualls was signed by the Panthers to their practice squad Thursday (Dec. 20). He had been waived by the Eagles Sept. 1.

NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Thompson, Shaq

LB Shaq Thompson (shoulder) was placed on reserve/injured by the Panthers Thursday (Dec. 20). He will miss the remainder of the 2018 season.

Falcons’ Cordarrelle Patterson shows he’s not done yet

1. The no-spin zone: There was a Cordarrelle Patterson sighting in Tampa.Patterson, who had only one carry in the Falcons’ first six games of the season, had 10 carries for 56 yards Sunday and ran over a few Bucs defenders along the way.With Bijan Robinson sick, ...

Reich says Bryce Young and Panthers are on verge of something big. Do you believe it?

Frank Reich feels it coming.You may not feel it, and I sure don’t feel it, but Reich said late Monday night after Carolina’s 20-17 home loss to New Orleans that rookie quarterback Bryce Young and the Panthers’ offense are very close to succeeding.“I’ve seen this ...

Injury to Shaq Thompson, the soul of the defense, leaves Panthers’ locker room listless

Derrick Brown said it “hurt everybody.”Brian Burns prays “it’s not season-ending.”Kamu Grugier-Hill, who stepped up admirably to fill the role created after Shaq Thompson’s ankle injury, could pretty much only muster words of despondence like everyone else.“For ...

Panthers notebook: Jaycee Horn dealing with significant injury, Carolina’s plan at LG

Panthers head coach Frank Reich didn’t have a particularly encouraging update on cornerback Jaycee Horn’s hamstring injury on Wednesday morning.“We’re still kind of working through that,” Reich said. “He’s working through getting other opinions, and just seeing ...

Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud and the family forces that shaped him

9/5/2023C.J. Stroud is a little ticked off.Not with anybody else. With himself.He’s a perfectionist who’s learning that he’s not going to be perfect. That he doesn’t have to be perfect.Being a quarterback in the NFL isn’t easy. Let alone doing it as a rookie for ...

NFL’s most intriguing players: 23 to watch for the 2023 season

At last, the NFL’s regular season is upon us. And after one of the most fascinating offseasons in recent history, with all kinds of comings and goings and highly anticipated acquisitions, we’re about to see how it all unfolds.Whether it’s familiar faces in new ...

McDonald: Why Brock Purdy reminds me of an MVP quarterback you may not expect

There’s a tendency to measure Brock Purdy against those who came before him on the most quarterback-centric franchise in the NFL.I’ve been around long enough to see Joe Montana and Steve Young in practice and in games, quarterbacks who by the time I was around ...

Our Packers beat reporters answer 4 burning questions ahead of the Jordan Love era in Green Bay

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers launch a new era in franchise history on Sunday when they visit the Chicago Bears.While the Packers have had a run of Hall of Fame-worthy quarterback play since 1992 with two players, the Bears have started dozens in that time, ...

Predicting the Panthers’ 2023 season: Can Bryce Young lead Carolina to playoffs in Year 1?

The Carolina Panthers will open the 2023 regular-season at 1 p.m. Sunday against the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. But before those NFC South foes can clash to begin the season, our experts wanted to weigh in on what is to come during the first season ...

Tennessee Titans back in the NFL playoffs? Our game-by-game predictions are in

The Tennessee Titans play the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season.Our game-by-game predictions for the Titans feature early key games vs. the Bengals, Browns and Ravens.Is The Tennessean picking the Titans to reach the playoffs in its 2023 NFL season ...

Top 10 storylines for 2023 NFL season

READY FOR TAKEOFF? It isn’t often that a team with the longest active playoff drought in the sport becomes the most fascinating one in the league in the span of one short offseason, but that’s what has happened to the Jets with the acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. ...

Falcons release official depth chart for Panthers game

By D. Orlando LedbetterFLOWERY BRANCH — As projected last week after the cutdown to the 53-man roster, the Falcons listed Bijan Robinson at RB1 for season opener on the first official depth chart of the season Tuesday.Running back Tyler Allgeier, who rushed for ...

Carolina Panthers GM sets says this high goal for team is ‘definitely within reach’

Alex Zietlow and Langston Wertz Jr. talked about what they expect from the Carolina Panthers first few games. To hear more listen to Processing Blue on your favorite podcast platforms!Scott Fitterer, the Carolina Panthers’ general manager, doesn’t think a team ...

How to measure Bears QB Justin Fields? ‘Win more games’

Justin Fields runs on Saturday.The most important decision of Ryan Poles’ career will play out over 17 games this season.The Bears general manager will be monitoring every Justin Fields decision, throw and result to try to answer the most important question facing ...

Three key takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster selections

The initial Chiefs roster stands at the required 53 players after Tuesday’s cuts, and even if today’s 53 might not be tomorrow’s 53 or next week’s 53, they did make some decisions that are less subject to change. Some decisions that reveal a little bit more about ...

Why the Panthers cut QB Matt Corral, 2022 third-round pick

The Carolina Panthers have waived quarterback Matt Corral, the team announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know:The Panthers traded up to select Corral in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss. Carolina gave up a 2022 fourth-round pick and ...

Panthers claim three players off waivers and cut three 2022 holdovers to make room

The Panthers continued to morph their 53-man roster on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after making more than two dozen roster cuts, the Panthers claimed three players off waivers.Carolina claimed former New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Calvin Throckmorton, former ...

Panthers sign Eku Leota, Eric Rowe and nine others to practice squad ahead of Week 1

The Panthers brought back several familiar faces to their practice squad on Wednesday.Following the closing of the waiver wire, the team announced the signing of 11 players to the 16-man squad. Defensive lineman Raequan Williams, pass rusher Eku Leota and safety ...

Is Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder ready for the regular season?

1. The no-spin zone: Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder played only 17 snaps during the exhibition games.Is he ready to elevate the NFL’s 31st-ranked passing attack into at least the top half of the league?“I’m good,” Ridder said. “I’m great. I’m excited. Ready ...

Houston Texans: Analyzing C.J. Stroud's 23 preseason dropbacks

28-35 minutes 8/29/2023C.J. Stroud is officially the Week 1 starter for the Texans. He began taking all the first-team reps in practice on Aug. 5. He started in all three preseason games. But what did the No. 2 overall pick out of Ohio State reveal? What can be ...

2024 NFL mock draft: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye among four QBs in top 10

Last week, The Athletic draft guru Dane Brugler teed up his preseason 2024 NFL Draft rankings. This week, Austin Mock released his projected win totals for every NFL team.The natural next step? Our first mock draft of the season.And, no surprise here, the quarterback ...

Panthers’ Fitterer likes making trades before cut deadline: Looking at all the deals

Scott Fitterer likes to be aggressive when it comes to making roster moves ahead of the NFL cut deadline. The third-year Panthers GM is known for his wheeling and dealing ways as the hourglass runs out of sand and the minutes dwindle closer to the league-mandated ...

Panthers announce initial 53-man roster following cut deadline: Here’s who made the cut

The Panthers have constructed the initial 53-man roster of the Frank Reich era.Following a mass exodus on the waiver wire, the Panthers reached the league-mandated roster limit on Tuesday.While there are likely to be a few changes made over the next couple of days ...

Falcons elect to keep 3 quarterbacks on 53-man roster

By D. Orlando LedbetterFLOWERY BRANCH — Early in training camp, Falcons coach Arthur Smith discussed how much tougher it would be to make the team in 2023.The Falcons cut their roster from 86 players to 53 on Tuesday to meet the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline. The Falcons ...