The Carolina Panthers had some cleaning up to do on Wednesday.
Per the league transaction wire, the team cut ties with three players from their inactive list—cornerbacks Rashaan Melvin and Justin Layne and linebacker Jordan Mack.
Melvin was terminated from the reserve/retired designation. After not reporting to training camp this summer, the 33-year-old officially called it quits on July 27.
That decision closed the book on a seven-year NFL career. In 2021, his lone season with Carolina, Melvin appeared in 10 games with a pair of starts.
Keeping on the subject of “not reporting,” Layne was terminated from the reserve/did not report list. Despite being claimed off waivers ahead of the Week 16 matchup with the Detroit Lions, the 24-year-old defensive back simply did not show up to the team facility.
Similarly to Melvin, Mack was waived from retirement. The undrafted free agent out of the University of Virginia opted out of the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19 concerns and retired the following spring.
