The Carolina Panthers deemed six players as inactive for this afternoon’s matchup against the Chicago Bears, including starting inside linebacker Josey Jewell.
Jewell, who was already ruled out of the contest on Friday’s injury report, is currently dealing with hamstring and groin issues. Through four games, the 29-year-old veteran has amassed 30 combined (second-most on the team) with three passes defensed and a fumble recovery.
Carolina’s defense is also without fellow starting inside ‘backer Shaq Thompson, who was officially placed on injured reserve yesterday. The longtime Panther will miss the remainder of the 2024 campaign after tearing his Achilles tendon in the Week 4 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Rookie Trevin Wallace and veteran Claudin Cherelus are expected to start in place of Jewell and Thompson.
Head coach Dave Canales talked about the two earlier this week.
“Yeah, Claudin Cherelus is gonna have a great opportunity to play some football for us,” Canales said to reporters on Monday. “A guy that really took strides in camp, and a guy that we’re definitely looking forward to seeing out there to play football. For he and Trevin [Wallace] to start communicating and be able to work with the whole group.”
Here is the full list of inactives for the Panthers in Week 5:
- RB Mike Boone
- LB Josey Jewell
- G Jarrett Kingston
- DE Jayden Peevy
- C Andrew Raym
- S Russ Yeast
And here’s who is down for the Bears:
- FB Khari Blasingame
- WR Velus Jones Jr.
- DL Zacch Pickens
- DL Dominique Robinson
- DB Terell Smith
