Panthers activate Jeremy Chinn, Yetur Gross-Matos for Sunday’s game vs. Buccaneers.
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The Panthers defense got some much-needed good news Saturday. Not only will they have Jaycee Horn back, but Carolina also activated Jeremy Chinn and Yetur Gross-Matos.
All three had been on injured reserve. And according to the final injury report issued by the Panthers, all three are questionable for Sunday’s road game against the Bucs. The trio participated in every practice this week, but were limited in every workout.
Horn, the team’s top cover cornerback, tore his hamstring. Chinn, a safety, dealt with a quad injury, while linebacker Gross-Matos strained his hamstring. Although the Panthers are going through a brutal season, their defense is a bright spot.
Carolina ranks sixth in the NFL in total defense and fifth against the pass.
Only two Panthers have been ruled out safety Vonn Bell (shoulder) and tight end Hayden Hurst (concussion).
Panthers final injury list
Player Position Injury Wed Thu Fri Game Status
Vonn Bell S Shoulder DNP DNP DNP Out
Marquis Haynes LB Back DNP LP LP Questionable
Hayden Hurst TE Concussion DNP DNP DNP Out
Taylor Moton OT Knee DNP LP FP
Tommy Tremble TE Hip DNP LP DNP Doubtful
Jeremy Chinn SAF Quadriceps LP LP LP Questionable
Yetur Gross-Matos LB Hamstring LP LP LP Questionable
Jaycee Horn CB Hamstring LP LP LP Questionable
DJ Johnson LB Elbow LP LP FP Questionable
Cade Mays G Ankle LP LP FP
C.J. Henderson CB Concussion FP FP FP
Nash Jensen G Back LP LP Questionable
Jonathan Mingo WR Achilles LP FP
Xavier Woods FS Thigh LP FP
Troy Hill CB Hip.
Although the Panthers are relatively healthy, the Bucs have a lengthy injury list.
Tampa Bay ruled out four player Lavonte David, Jamel Dean, Mike Greene and Devin White. Quarterback Baker Mayfield also was on the injury list because of a bad ankle. But he was a full participant in all three practices.
Tampa Bay injury list
Player Position Injury Wed Thu Fri Game Status
Lavonte David OLB Groin DNP DNP DNP Out
Carlton Davis CB Ankle LP FP FP
Jamel Dean DB Ankle/Foot DNP DNP DNP Out
SirVocea Dennis LB Illness DNP DNP DNP Doubtful
YaYa Diaby LB Ankle LP LP FP
Mike Greene DT Calf DNP DNP DNP Out
Baker Mayfield QB Ankle FP FP FP
Devin White LB Foot LP DNP DNP Out
Chris Godwin WR Neck (-) LP DNP Questionable
Dee Delaney DB Personal (-)
Steelers DC Teryl Austin compares T.J. Watt’s holding situation with ‘Hack-a-Shaq
Speaking with the media after the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) 24-10 Week 13 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals (3-10) Sunday, linebacker T.J. Watt took aim at NFL officials for the lack of holding penalties enforced on plays involving him.
“The NFL has something going against me, so I don’t want to talk any more negatively toward them,” Watt said. “I don’t know what I did, but I’ll leave it at that.”
Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin went to bat for the 2021 AP Defensive Player of the Year Award winner Tuesday, comparing his situation to that of what NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal dealt with during his career.
“I think T.J. runs into what all the elite rushers do,” Austin said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.
“These guys are going to hold you until they can’t because a lot of times that’s the only way they can block.
I mean I share in his frustration, but I don’t think there’s anything that we can do about it.
We can complain and we can do all that, but that really doesn’t solve the problem. So I think we just deal with it. We just continue to fight and go. It’s almost like the Hack-a-Shaq.”
Steelers LB T.J. Watt remains productive despite inconsistencies in officiating
Like O’Neal, Austin believes officials are no longer calling holds against Watt because it’s happening so often.
