Football does not rest for holidays. The Carolina Panthers held a Thanksgiving practice today and two players sat out.
Here’s a small side of injury updates to go with your main meal.
Rookie offensive tackle Greg Little missed the second day in a row of practice. He suffered ankle injury in Sunday’s loss to the Saints. If he participates on Friday, he might play but right now it looks like he won’t be in the lineup against Washington this week. If that’s the case, expect coach Ron Rivera to go back to Dennis Daley, who has done well at that spot.
The team’s fifth-round pick – running back Jordan Scarlett – also sat out. He’s dealing with a knee/ankle issue. Scarlett has not gotten many snaps this season. He’s a good candidate to get more playing time down the stretch in order to see what he can do and also to preserve Christian McCaffrey for the long run now that the playoffs are practically out of reach. After getting Wednesday off to rest, McCaffrey got a full load at today’s practice.
Linebacker Shaq Thompson and safety Eric Reid were both upgraded from DNPs to limited participants. Both should be good to go.
