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Carolina Panthers release QB Hendon Hooker from practice squad

On Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers released quarterback Hendon Hooker from their practice squad, per ProFootballTalk. The Panthers also released offensive tackle Michael Tarquin and linebacker Carlos Basham from their practice squad Tuesday.

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Why the Panthers didn't join the NFL trade deadline frenzy

Last year, the Carolina Panthers made a few trades, parting ways with Diontae Johnson and Jonathan Mingo, namely. This year, they've done nothing. Huge names, like Quinnen Williams, Sauce Gardner, Jaelan Phillips, and Jakobi Meyers all got moved, but the Panthers pretty much sat this one out.

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The '2025 backup NFL quarterbacks' quiz

How many of the NFL's backup quarterbacks to start the 2025-26 season can you name in five minutes?

The '2024-25 NFL TD catch leaders' quiz

The 'Active NFL passing YPG leaders' quiz

The 'Most games played in NFL history' quiz

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Which NFL players are the most interesting trade candidates?

The NFL trade deadline looms in early November, and several teams with seller profiles have emerged. Here are the top candidates to be traded before that point.

Carolina Panthers News / NFLTradeRumors.co / November 4

Panthers Add Three, Cut Three From Practice Squad, Including QB Hendon Hooker

The Carolina Panthers announced they have signed OL Ja’Tyre Carter, RB DeeJay Dallas and S Israel Mukuamu to the practice squad. To make room, the Panthers

Rico Dowdle News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

Is Rico Dowdle the best running back in the NFL right now?

Is Rico Dowdle the best running back in the NFL right now? Over the last five games, Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle is arguably the best running back in the NFL, and the numbers back it up.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

Micah Parsons throws major shade at Bryce Young after Panthers win

The Carolina Panthers earned an ugly win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired to score the upset in Lambeau, but it was far from a good offensive day for anyone except Rico Dowdle.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

The Panthers are doing something only one other NFL team has in 55 years

If you bet on the Carolina Panthers to upset the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, you either know entirely too much or you're a hopeless fanatic. Then again, even as a crazed and completely biased Carolina fan, you might have been on to something - because these Panthers are different than any team we have seen since the 2018 season.

Rico Dowdle News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

Keegan-Michael Key responds to Panthers RB Rico Dowdle's 'two pumps' penalty

Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on Sunday after he celebrated his second touchdown of the day. After bowling in from a yard out, he and some teammates lined up and did the Hingle McCringleberry sketch from Key & Peele.

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2026 first-round NFL mock draft: Three QBs in the top 10

With the month of September in the books, both the top college prospects and 2026 NFL draft order are coming into focus. Here's a look at our latest first-round NFL mock draft as of October 13, 2025.

NFL Draft intel: Five prospects on the rise — including Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss

Preseason evaluations of Garrett Nussmeier, Cade Klubnik were a huge miss for NFL Draft 'experts'

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

Ickey Ekwonu deserves more credit for shutting down Micah Parsons

It’s one of the bigger surprises of the 2025 NFL season to date. The improving Carolina Panthers were humbled at home by the Buffalo Bills, 40-9, and now headed to Lambeau Field.

Carolina Panthers News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 4

3 bold predictions for Carolina Panthers 2025 trade deadline

It's deadline day across the NFL, and the Carolina Panthers are in an interesting spot. They're good enough to justify playing for this season and not the future, but they're not good enough to justify a big splash.

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The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

The 'NFL Passing YPG leaders' quiz

The 'TDs from Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes' quiz

The 'World Series single-game K leaders' quiz

Derrick Brown News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 3

Derrick Brown talks about the changing culture of the Carolina Panthers

Like the Carolina Panthers’ 2025 season in general, coordinator Ejiro Evero’s defensive unit has been up and down this season. Keep in mind in a year ago, no team in the league gave up more total yards, more rushing yards and more points than Dave Canales’s club in 2024.

Carolina Panthers News / Larry Brown Sports / November 3

Keegan-Michael Key had the perfect reaction to Rico Dowdle’s TD celebration

Keegan-Michael Key thinks he owes Rico Dowdle an apology. Key reacted after Dowdle was flagged for doing a famous celebration inspired by a “Key & Peele” sketch.

Carolina Panthers News / NFLTradeRumors.co / November 3

NFC Notes: Rico Dowdle, Chuba Hubbard, Tyler Shough, Panthers, Saints

Panthers OL Austin Corbett spoke about the team’s mounting injuries along the offensive line and the situation at running back with Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard.

Dave Canales News / Carolina Panthers on SI / November 3

What Dave Canales said about Panthers ‘huge’ unexpected win at Lambeau Field

There were some expectations when it came to the Carolina Panthers entering the 2025 season. That’s because after starting out the previous campaign with

Carolina Panthers News / A to Z Sports / November 3

Panthers' offseason addition joined elite company with his play the last two weeks and has been a key part of the defensive turnaround

This time last season, the Carolina Panthers were fielding one of the worst defensive units, not only in franchise history, but ranking among some of the worst defensive units in NFL history.

NFL News / Yardbarker / November 3

Week 9 fantasy football takeaways: Rico Dowdle makes a statement

After a high-scoring Week 9 in the NFL, let's break down the four biggest fantasy football storylines from Sunday's action.

Dave Canales' gamble pays off in Panthers' win over Packers

NFL Week 9 winners, losers: Caleb Williams does it all for Bears

Five worst Week 9 performances: Patrick Mahomes flops in heavyweight Chiefs-Bills showdown

Who is the greatest all-time running back from every NFL team?

The 'Last 200-yard rusher by NFL team' quiz

Bryce Young News / A to Z Sports / November 3

The reputation of Bryce Young keeps growing not as a flashy star QB but as a poised game-manager leading the Panthers offense

With a 16-13 win in Week 9, the Carolina Panthers improved to 5-4 on the season, the same number of wins the franchise had in 2024 and more than double the amount of wins the franchise had in 2023.

Carolina Panthers News / Yardbarker / November 2