Panthers waive veteran QB, 10 others

The Panthers have a number of extra days till they should cut back their roster to 53 gamers, however the entrance workplace has already began the method. The crew introduced that it has waived the next 11 gamers:

Whereas none of those cuts are notably stunning, there are nonetheless some notable gamers within the bunch. As NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport notes, the Panthers could also be beginning the method early and making an attempt to tempt one other squad to make a waiver declare, which might enhance Carolina’s spot within the rankings.

Contemplating his place, Luton is without doubt one of the larger names on the record. The quarterback hasn’t seen the sector for a regular-season sport since he was winless in three begins with the Jaguars in 2020, however he’s nonetheless had backup gigs over the previous few years, with the QB having additionally hung out with the Seahawks, Dolphins and Saints. The previous sixth-round decide joined the Panthers again in July.

Wright will certainly discover himself within the kicker rolodex as soon as groups get hit with accidents. He was the Jaguars’ (largely) full-time kicker in 2021, connecting on 87.5 % of his field-goal makes an attempt and 86.7 % of his extra-point tries. He break up the 2022 marketing campaign between the Chiefs and Steelers, changing 15 of his 18 FGAs and all 15 of his XPAs.

Earlier Saturday, head coach Frank Reich advised reporters that the group was going to have some troublesome selections to make earlier than Tuesday’s roster deadline. As of at this time, the Panthers nonetheless have to chop 26 gamers.

“Actually each place has battles in place, not only for the roster, however , play time, who’s beginning, how we’re issues,” Reich mentioned, through the crew’s web site. “However the excellent news is that they’re laborious selections, proper? As a result of we be ok with the blokes we’ve on our roster.”