After not practicing on Tuesday, the Panthers officially ruled out wide receiver Torrey Smith (knee) and defensive end Marquis Haynes (illness) for the team’s Thursday night game against the Steelers
Smith had failed to practice this week and will now miss a third consecutive game as a result of that. As for Haynes, the rookie was just added to the Panthers injury report on Wednesday.
Panthers starting center Ryan Kalil (ankle) is officially listed as questionable for Thursday night even though he missed another practice on Wednesday. The majority speculation as of Wednesday evening is that Kalil will ultimately dress and play Thursday night. He’s definitely a player to keep an eye on during pregame warm-ups at Heinz Field, however.
Panthers defensive Mario Addison (shoulder), safety Eric Reid (shoulder) and linebacker David Mayo (groin), like Kalil, are officially listed as questionable for Thursday night against the Steelers. All three players, however, were able to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday
Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn (chest), quarterback Cam Newton (right shoulder) and tight end Greg Olsen (foot) all practiced fully on Wednesday and thus weren’t given game status destinations on the Panthers Wednesday injury report.
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After not practicing again on Wednesday, the Steelers officially ruled out tackle Marcus Gilbert (knee) and defensive tackle Daniel McCullers (ankle) for the team’s Thursday night game against the Panthers.
This will mark the third consecutive game that Gilbert has missed with his knee injury. Backup offensive lineman Matt Feileris once again expected to start in place of Gilbert at right tackle. As for McCullers, this will mark the first game this season that he’s missed. Him being ruled out for Thursday night will likely result in backup defensive lineman L.T. Walton dressing for just the second time this season.
Practicing fully on Wednesday and not receiving game status designations were quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (finger (left hand)), wide receiver Ryan Switzer (ankle), wide receiver James Washington (knee), wide receiver Antonio Brown (not injury related), cornerback Joe Haden (not injury related), and center Maurkice Pouncey (not injury related).
Brown and Switzer had both been listed as partial practice participants on Tuesday while Roethlisberger sat that session out along with Gilbert and McCullers.
Haven't seen Cam and Carolina play yet this season.
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