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Anthony Rizzuti

Panthers WR Diontae Johnson misses Thursday’s practice with groin injury

Another day, another practice without starting left guard Damien Lewis.

On Thursday, the Carolina Panthers held their standout hog molly out of practice for the second consecutive outing. Lewis, who made an early exit in the Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, is currently dealing with an elbow injury.

Head coach Dave Canales provided an update on Lewis’ status yesterday.

“He injured his UCL,” Canales told reporters. “They did some assessment of that. They gave us a really broad window for that one. So, we’re trying to just push him and see what we can get out of him, see if we can get him back out there. But that’s kinda up in the air.”

His availability is very much in the air for Sunday, when the Panthers host the 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals in their second home game of the season. If Lewis cannot go, expect second-year lineman and 2023 fourth-round pick Chandler Zavala to get the starting nod at left guard.

The team was also without its top wideout in Diontae Johnson, who missed practice with a groin injury. He told reporters, however, that his absence was a precaution.

Johnson is fresh off notching a career-high 122 receiving yards.

Here’s Thursday’s injury report in full:

Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
OLB Jadeveon Clowney Rest DNP Full
DL A’Shawn Robinson Knee DNP Limited
CB Lonnie Johnson Hip DNP DNP
G Damien Lewis Elbow DNP DNP
DL Shy Tuttle Foot DNP DNP
RB Chuba Hubbard Rest Limited Full
S Nick Scott Quadriceps Limited Limited
QB Andy Dalton Ankle Full Full
WR Diontae Johnson Groin DNP
OT Taylor Moton Rest DNP
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