Sunday is a particularly bad day for the Carolina Panthers to be down any more men in their secondary. And unfortunately, they’re going to be down another man in their secondary.
As first reported by Darin Gantt of Panthers.com, the team has downgraded defensive back Myles Hartsfield from doubtful to out for Week 11’s matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. Carolina will already be without cornerback Donte Jackson, whose season was ended after being placed on injured reserve with a torn Achilles tendon, and safety Juston Burris.
The Panthers downgraded safety/nickel Myles Hartsfield to out on the injury report (ankle). Was listed as doubtful yesterday. He's not making the trip to Baltimore today.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) November 19, 2022
Hartsfield has been a key member of the defense—as he’s played the third-most coverage snaps for the Panthers in 2022. The versatile 5-foot-11, 210-pounder has been utilized as both a safety and a nickel corner.
Carolina may still not have standout safety Jeremy Chinn at their disposal either. Interim head coach Steve Wilks remained non-committal about Chinn’s status for Sunday, which is yet to be determined.
If Chinn is down as well, the Panthers may elevate cornerback T.J. Carrie—who was just signed to the practice squad on Tuesday.
