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Carolina Panthers rule out 4 starters against New England Patriots
Sep 7, 2025; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette (17) warms up prior to a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images

The 1-2 Carolina Panthers head back out on the road for a matchup against the 1-2 New England Patriots in Foxborough on Sunday. Carolina is riding on a high after beating the Atlanta Falcons 30-0 last weekend but the team will be without several key contributors for Week 4 action, the newest injury report reveals.

On top of Patrick Jones II, who was also ruled out last week, the Panthers added Xavier Legette, D.J. Wonnum, and Ja'Tavion Sanders to those ruled out for Week 4. Sanders suffered an ankle injury in Week 3, and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.

Two more Carolina Panthers are questionable heading into Sunday – defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan. McMillan has 14 catches for 216 yards through three games, which leads the team. He injured his calf and is now day-to-day.

The Panthers have also listed running back Chuba Hubbard as questionable for Sunday with a calf injury. He practiced in limited fashion on Friday.

Here's the full report ahead of Panthers-Patriots on Sunday...

Panthers Week 4 injury report

- OLB Patrick Jones: Hamstring - DNP (OUT)

- WR Xavier Legette: Hamstring - DNP (OUT)

- WR Tetairoa McMillan: Calf - Limited (Questionable)

- TE Ja'Tavion Sanders: Ankle - DNP (OUT)

- DT Tershawn Wharton: Hamstring - Limited (Questionable)

- OLB DJ Wonnum: Hip - DNP (OUT)

- RB Rico Dowdle: Rest - Full (-)

- CB Jaycee Horn: Rest - Full (-)

- OT Taylor Moton: Rest - Full (-)

- WR Hunter Renfrow: Not injury related - Full (-)

- RB Chuba Hubbard: Calf - Limited (Questionable)

The Panthers kick off against the Patriots at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. The broadcast is set to air on FOX.

  

This article first appeared on Carolina Panthers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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