The Carolina Panthers will already be without their best offensive player in Week 7. Actually, they’ll be without him, period.
So the final injury report leading up to their NFC South clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was particularly disheartening.
Unsurprisingly, as stated by interim head coach Steve Wilks, quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold will not be active for Sunday. That’ll, obviously, give way to PJ Walker under center with Jacob Eason serving as his backup.
Additionally, center Pat Elflein missed his third straight practice with a hip injury, one that’ll very likely keep him out of action for the weekend. If he’s down, Bradley Bozeman will be up and Carolina’s perfect attendance record for its starting offensive line will be broken.
Here’s Friday’s report in full:
| Injury | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Game status | |
| CB CJ Henderson | Concussion | DNP | Limited | Full | Questionable |
| CB Donte Jackson | Ankle | DNP | DNP | Full | Questionable |
| LB Cory Littleton | Groin | Limited | Limited | Full | – |
| QB Baker Mayfield | Ankle | DNP | Limited | Limited | Doubtful |
| DE Henry Anderson | Elbow | Limited | Limited | Full | – |
| S Sean Chandler | Hamstring | Limited | Limited | Limited | Questionable |
| CB Jaycee Horn | Ribs | Limited | Limited | Full | Questionable |
| LB Frankie Luvu | Shoulder | Limited | Limited | Full | Questionable |
| WR Laviska Shenault Jr. | Hamstring | Limited | Limited | Full | Questionable |
| C Pat Elflein | Hip | DNP | DNP | DNP | Questionable |
| DT Matt Ioannidis | Neck/Concussion | Limited | DNP | DNP | Doubtful |
| OT Taylor Moton | Knee | Limited | DNP | Questionable | |
| RB Raheem Blackshear | Knee | Full | – | ||
| DT Derrick Brown | Personal | DNP | – |
