10-04-2026, 12:03 PM -
Dang. We had a crowded receiver room, now the team is crowded on IR. 
Panthers place wide receiver Xavier Legette on injured reserve
Panthers place wide receiver Xavier Legette on injured reserve
The Panthers will be without Legette for at least the next four weeks. Plus practice squad elevations to create depth for Sunday night's game against the Lions.
In other transactions Saturday, they brought up young wide receiver Ja'seem Reed and cornerback Robert Rochell from the practice squad by standard elevation.
Teams can promote up to two players from the practice squad each week, and they automatically revert to the practice squad following the game. Individual players can be elevated up to three times before they'd have to be signed to the 53-man roster to appear in another game. This is each of their first elevations this year.
Reed gives them some depth and cover for Jalen Coker's status. He is questionable on the injury report, and head coach Dave Canales said Friday they wanted to continue to evaluate him throughout the weekend. The team's leading receiver did some individual work on Friday and a limited amount of team reps.
Otherwise, they have Tetairoa McMillan, John Metchie III, David Moore, and Brycen Tremayne on the roster, with Reed available for the week.
They're also not deep at cornerback, with Akayleb Evans and Will Lee III moving into the starting roles vacated when Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson went on injured reserve Wednesday, and Chau Smith-Wade is the only other corner on the 53, with Rochell available for the week.
Also Saturday, rookie right tackle Monroe Freeling cleared the concussion protocol and has been cleared to play. He had previously been listed as questionable.
Panthers place wide receiver Xavier Legette on injured reserve
Panthers place wide receiver Xavier Legette on injured reserve
The Panthers will be without Legette for at least the next four weeks. Plus practice squad elevations to create depth for Sunday night's game against the Lions.
In other transactions Saturday, they brought up young wide receiver Ja'seem Reed and cornerback Robert Rochell from the practice squad by standard elevation.
Teams can promote up to two players from the practice squad each week, and they automatically revert to the practice squad following the game. Individual players can be elevated up to three times before they'd have to be signed to the 53-man roster to appear in another game. This is each of their first elevations this year.
Reed gives them some depth and cover for Jalen Coker's status. He is questionable on the injury report, and head coach Dave Canales said Friday they wanted to continue to evaluate him throughout the weekend. The team's leading receiver did some individual work on Friday and a limited amount of team reps.
Otherwise, they have Tetairoa McMillan, John Metchie III, David Moore, and Brycen Tremayne on the roster, with Reed available for the week.
They're also not deep at cornerback, with Akayleb Evans and Will Lee III moving into the starting roles vacated when Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson went on injured reserve Wednesday, and Chau Smith-Wade is the only other corner on the 53, with Rochell available for the week.
Also Saturday, rookie right tackle Monroe Freeling cleared the concussion protocol and has been cleared to play. He had previously been listed as questionable.
This post was last modified: 10-04-2026, 12:04 PM by PantherFan007.
