Carolina Panthers Week 4 Injury Report
The injury bug hit the Carolina Panthers hard ahead of their showdown with the New England Patriots with five players ruled out for Week 4.
On Friday, the Carolina Panthers ruled out five players ahead of Sunday’s game with the New England Patriots, including center Ryan Kalil and cornerback Daryl Worley. The absence of either player isn’t really a surprise as neither have practiced at all this week. The three other players ruled out for Week 4 were wide receiver Curtis Samuel, defensive end Daeshon Hall and linebacker Jeremy Cash.
Kalil is set to miss his third straight game with a neck injury and has now missed six consecutive practices. The offense once again will look to Tyler Larsen to start at center in place of Kalil.
The injury to Worley is certainly the bigger concern as the Panthers are preparing to face one of the best quarterbacks ever, Tom Brady. Head coach Ron Rivera did say after practice on Friday that Kevon Seymour will start in place of Worley, per Bill Voth of Panthers.com.
RR confirms Kevon Seymour will start for Worley.
— Bill Voth (@PanthersBill) September 29, 2017
While Kalil and Worley are big losses for this team, the Panthers did get some good news on Friday. For the second consecutive day, Kelvin Benjamin was a full participant after missing practice on Wednesday. He was dealing with a knee injury suffered against the Saints but is ready to go Sunday.
The other positive from Friday’s practice was that linebacker Thomas Davis returned, although as a limited participant. Davis has missed practice both Wednesday and Thursday due to a rib injury. He was not given an injury indication though which means he should be set for Sunday.
This is the Carolina Panthers injury report from Friday:
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Did Not Practice
- Jeremy Cash (Calf)
- Daeshon Hall (Knee)
- Ryan Kalil (Neck)
- Kyle Love (Ankle)
- Curtis Samuel (Back)
- Daryl Worley (Shoulder)
Limited Participation
- Thomas Davis (Rib)
- Cam Newton (Shoulder)
Full Participation
- Kelvin Benjamin (Knee)
- Charles Johnson (Rest)
- Star Lotulelei (Shoulder)
- Julius Peppers (Rest)
- Jonathan Stewart (Rest)