Detroit has been a gift to tight ends this season, and that’s the best reason to get Darren Waller into your Week 4 lineup. In three games, opposing tight ends have hauled in 29 passes for 351 yards and six touchdowns against the Lions, and each of those scores went to a different player.
Dave Canales has spent the week coaching a Carolina Panthers roster that keeps getting smaller. Cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson both went on injured reserve Wednesday, and two more starters were ruled out for Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions.
I like Ryan Fitzgerald. He's been really good for the Panthers, and I'm definitely not going to complain about a guy making all four of his field goals.
I know we're only three games into the season. That's way too early to start deciding what this Panthers team is or isn't. And honestly, there have been some things I've liked.
Simply put, the defending NFC South champions are beaten up. Earlier this week, the 1-2 Carolina Panthers put starting cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson on injured reserve.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Former Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart knows what it's like to play in the NFL and is also seeing what life is like on the other side. It has given him the perspective to discuss a wide variety of topics with Panthers on SI, including dental health, the Panthers' injuries, and his own future.
Last week’s game took a heavy toll on Panthers fans, not only mentally in the loss but physically with the laundry list of accumulated injuries. But like the forward march of time, the Panthers must move on.
The Carolina Panthers are probably dealing with more injuries than any other team in the league right now. The team saw starting corners Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson go on injured reserve this week, and there are about 20 other players who are also dealing with some kind of ailment.
The Carolina Panthers‘ 2026 season is at a crossroads. The team is coming off a bad loss and dealing with multiple serious injuries to key players. Will the team fold up and collapse, or will this adversity make them stronger?
Xavier Legette is ready to do big things for the Carolina Panthers in 2026 despite dealing with an injury. On3 recently caught up with the Panthers wide receiver, who evaluated his play after the first two games of the year.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young shook off a knee injury and cleared the final injury report, but the players around him are facing a different story going into Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions.
The Carolina Panthers have had a rollercoaster season so far. The team had a horrendous defensive showing in Week 1, allowing 59 points and over 500 total yards to the Chicago Bears.
The Carolina Panthers are at a crossroads right now entering Week 4. The team had a ton of momentum after a big win in Week 2, but a Week 3 loss to the Cleveland Browns ruined that.
Carolina will be without both starting cornerbacks and could have issues up front, but Detroit’s own third-down problems give the Panthers a path to making this much closer than it should be.
The Carolina Panthers were picked by most to win last week, but an abysmal offensive line performance and an unfathomable swathe of injuries helped the Cleveland Browns upset the Panthers.
Panthers left guard Damien Lewis is expected to miss time with a UCL injury in his elbow, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Carolina’s Week 5 bye could limit his absence to just one game, but concerns about a “tear in his elbow” and a second opinion could change that timeline, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
The Carolina Panthers have ended their latest chapter with linebacker Claudin Cherelus, releasing him from injured reserve after reaching an injury settlement.
The Carolina Panthers plan to bring back former LB Maema Njongmeta to their practice squad, according to Mike Kaye. Njongmeta was waived by the team a couple of days ago and he cleared waivers.
The Carolina Panthers released LB Claudin Cherelus from injured reserve with a settlement, per the NFL transaction wire. He had been placed on IR with a shoulder injury after Week 2.
The Panthers will go without starting cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson for at least four games apiece. The club placed the pair on injured reserve on Wednesday.
The Carolina Panthers announced they have put both starting CBs Jaycee Horn and Michael Jackson on injured reserve. Horn has a significant quad injury and will probably miss multiple months.
The Carolina Panthers spent big money in the offseason to make significant upgrades to their defense. One of the players that Carolina eventually landed was linebacker Devin Lloyd.