Austin Corbett may not be on the practice field for the Carolina Panthers right now, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t helped Taylor Moton and the rest of his fellow hog mollies.
After Monday’s session of training camp, the team’s starting right tackle spoke about the team’s starting right guard—who won’t be the starting right guard when the regular season starts. Nonetheless, Moton praised Corbett for his presence in Spartanburg thus far.
“I think, day in and day out, we’re continuing to grow our chemistry together,” he said of the offensive line. “I love all the guys in the room. And even though Austin’s not with us right now, on the field, he’s doin’ a great job coaching everyone up. He’s still 100 percent dialed in.”
Unfortunately for the Panthers, Corbett likely won’t be at 100 percent healthy come Week 1. The sixth-year veteran tore his ACL in the 2022 finale against the New Orleans Saints and is still on the road to recovery.
Until then, it may be second-year guard Cade Mays who makes a push to fill in for Corbett.
“And I believe Cade’s doin’ a great job of that ‘next man in’ mentality,” Moton added. “And we’re continuing to grow and passin’ off twists, dominating on combos in the run block, So, it’s been great playing with ’em so far.”
While general manager Scott Fitterer stopped short of naming Mays as the projected replacement last week, it seems as though the 2022 sixth-rounder has the edge in the battle. Other options still include veterans Justin McCray and Michael Jordan as well as rookie Chandler Zavala, who is also currently sidelined with a hamstring injury.
