Today is Wednesday, which means are required to release their first practice reports of the week as it pertains to player injuries. The Panthers haven’t posted it in a friendly chart on the site yet, but
we got the report, and we’ll make it pretty for you:
- Bryce Young – DNP (ankle)
- DJ Wonnum – DNP (rest)
- Jaycee Horn – LP (rest)
- Damien Lewis – LP (shoulder)
- Princely Umanmielen – LP (ribs)
And that’s it. Everyone else on the active roster practiced in full. There’s lots of good news there. Damien Lewis missed Sunday’s win over the Jets, but his return to practice, even in a limited capacity, would suggest that he’s trending towards playing sooner rather than later, perhaps even this week. The other good news is that the Panthers somehow came away from the MetLife Stadium turf largely unscathed.
Bryce Young didn’t practice in an official capacity after suffering a high ankle sprain, but he was apparently present at practice and walking without a noticeable limp.
Head coach Dave Canales said Young’s status is day-to-day, so it’s still entirely possible he makes it back in time for the showdown with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. If he can’t go, the Panthers will hope to get their once-per-year lightning-in-a-bottle Andy Dalton game.
