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• INJ Mike Kaye (X) CAR AJ DillonRB Haynes KingQB Ja'Tavion SandersTE TeRah EdwardsDL Trevor EtienneRB +2 more Oct 18 upd
  #Panthers inactives: OT Monroe Freeling TE Ja'Tavion Sanders QB Haynes King (emergency third QB) RB AJ Dillon OG Torricelli Simpkins OT Albert Reese DT TeRah Edwards Turk Wharton, Trevor Etienne and Taylor Moton will make their 2026 debuts today.

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  2 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Oct 18 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Trevor Etienne with 19 yards on his first punt return of the day. Welcome back.
  • Oct 18 Mike Kaye (X) Trevor Etienne's first snap and punt return goes for a solid 15-yard gain. Good start for #Panthers second-year RB.
  • Oct 18 Mike Kaye (X) #Panthers inactives: OT Monroe Freeling TE Ja'Tavion Sanders QB Haynes King (emergency third QB) RB AJ Dillon OG Torricelli Simpkins OT Albert Reese DT TeRah Edwards Turk Wharton, Trevor Etienne and Taylor Moton will make their 2026 debuts today.
• INJ Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) 15 teams Adonai MitchellWR+2.1M Alvin KamaraRB+158k Ashton DulinWR Ben SkowronekWR Caleb WilliamsQB David SillsWR Dont'e Thornton Jr.WR Quinshon JudkinsRB Rashee RiceWR Rico DowdleRB Roman WilsonWR Sean TuckerRB Skyy MooreWR Tank DellWR Tre HarrisWR TreVeyon HendersonRB Trevor EtienneRB Tyjae SpearsRB +15 more Oct 16
  Out WR - Rashee Rice, Adonai Mitchell, Roman Wilson, Tre' Harris, Skyy Moore, Ashton Dulin, Ben Skowronek, Tank Dell, Dont'e Thornton Jr., David Sills V Questionable QB - Caleb Williams RB - Quinshon Judkins, Alvin Kamara, TreVeyon Henderson, Tyjae Spears, Rico Dowdle, Sean Tucker, Trevor Etienne Show all

  Why it's #2 Caleb Williams (top-50)

• MOVE Mike Kaye (X) CAR CIN SEA Cam JacksonDL Ja'Markis WestonLB Marco WilsonDB Trevor EtienneRB Oct 26
  Get yourself someone who appreciates you as much as the #Panthers' scouting dept appreciates Florida Gators from the late 2010s/early 2020s program (Weston, Cam Jackson, Trevor Etienne, Umanmielen, Marco Wilson, Forsythe). · Quoting Mike Kaye: The #Panthers have signed linebacker Ja'Markis Weston to the practice squad. Show all
• IR Mike Kaye (Bluesky) CAR Cam JacksonDL Trevor EtienneRB Oct 13 upd
  The #Panthers have placed DT Cam Jackson on injured reserve, the team announced. The move opens up a third spot on the 53-man roster as the #Panthers open up practice windows for Turk Wharton, Taylor Moton and Trevor Etienne. The trio was designated to return today.
  5 more updatesfrom 3 sources

  • Oct 13 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) Panthers OT Monroe Freeling (knee) is working off to the side in practice. All three 21-day window players, RT Taylor Moton (blood clot/NFI), DE Turk Wharton (neck/PUP) and RB Trevor Etienne (ankle/IR) are taking part in drills.
  • Oct 13 Mike Kaye (X) Returner Trevor Etienne (ankle/IR) has returned to returning. #Panthers
  • Oct 13 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) The #Panthers have placed DT Cam Jackson on injured reserve, the team announced. The move opens up a third spot on the 53-man roster as the #Panthers open up practice windows for Turk Wharton, Taylor Moton and Trevor Etienne. The trio was designated to return today.+1
  • Oct 13 Sheena Quick (X) #Panthers are placing DT Cam Jackson (shoulder) on injured reserve. RT Taylor Moton, DT Turk Wharton, and RB Trevor Etienne have all been designated to return to practice.
  • Oct 13 Pro Football Talk Panthers designate RB Trevor Etienne for return, put DT Cam Jackson on IR
• INJ Mike Kaye (Bluesky) CAR AJ DillonRB Jaelan PhillipsLB Trevor EtienneRB Oct 16 upd
  #Panthers injury report: OUT: RB AJ Dillon (ankle) Doubtful: OT Monroe Freeling (knee) Questionable: G Damien Lewis (elbow), OLB Jaelan Phillips (hamstring), RB Trevor Etienne (IR/ankle), DE Turk Wharton (PUP/neck), OT Taylor Moton (lung - blood clot)
  3 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Oct 16 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Canales said they intend to activate Trevor Etienne, and will likely promote Tre Tyus from the practice squad so they have three RBs since AJ Dillon is out.
  • Oct 16 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) #Panthers injury report: OUT: RB AJ Dillon (ankle) Doubtful: OT Monroe Freeling (knee) Questionable: G Damien Lewis (elbow), OLB Jaelan Phillips (hamstring), RB Trevor Etienne (IR/ankle), DE Turk Wharton (PUP/neck), OT Taylor Moton (lung - blood clot)
  • Oct 16 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) Turk Wharton and Taylor Moton are stretching with their veteran teammates during special teams drills. Trevor Etienne is taking punt return reps. Monroe Freeling is working to the side with trainers as he did yesterday when he was listed as limited. #Panthers+1
• Activated ESPN NFL News CAR PHI Tershawn WhartonDL Trevor EtienneRB Oct 17 upd
  Moton among 3 Panthers activated ahead of Eagles game

  The Panthers will have RT Taylor Moton and DE Tershawn Wharton available Sunday against the Eagles. RB Trevor Etienne was also activated off IR.

  6 more updatesfrom 5 sources

  • Oct 17 ESPN NFL News Moton among 3 Panthers activated ahead of Eagles game
  • Oct 17 Aaron Wilson (X) #Panthers activate Taylor Moton, Trevor Etienne, Turk Wharton, elevate Robert Rochell, Anthony Tyus III+1
  • Oct 17 ESPN NFL Injury Report Trevor Etienne: Questionable
  • Oct 17 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) The #Panthers have activated DE Turk Wharton, RT Taylor Moton and RB Trevor Etienne from their respective injury lists to the 53-man roster. RB Tre Tyus and CB Robert Rochell have been elevated to the game-day roster from the practice squad.+1
  • Oct 17 Panthers Team Site Panthers add three to the active roster
• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Oct 11
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Oct 5: Head coach Dave Canales said Etienne (ankle) will "for sure" be back following the Panthers' Week 5 bye, Mike Kaye of ESPN.com reports.

• INJ Mike Kaye (X) CAR DAL LV MIN Adam ThielenWR Bryce YoungQB Ian ThomasTE Jonathan MingoWR Trevor EtienneRB +2 more Oct 6
  With Trevor Etienne expected to return from IR after the bye, per Canales, there’s a chance that the player added with the pick acquired for Jonathan Mingo scores his first NFL TD before Mingo does. · Quoting Josh Norris: here's the starting lineup for Week 13 of Bryce Young's rookie season Adam Thielen - retired Mingo - 7 catches since being traded Ian Thomas - 24 catches in four seasons DJ Chark - out of the league Bozeman - out of the league Nash Jensen - out of the league Justin McCray - out of the league Show all
• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Oct 4
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

• IR Mike Kaye (X) CAR WAS Austin EkelerRB Trevor EtienneRB Sep 23
  Trevor Etienne is on IR and could return as early as Week 5, and Dave Canales has said in recent weeks that Etienne is still the primary returner (as of now). The #Panthers could, in theory, sign Ekeler to the p-squad and elevate him twice (or three times) without issue until Etienne returns. · Quoting Mike Kaye: The #Panthers will host veteran RB Austin Ekeler for a workout today, league sources confirmed to the @espn. @AaronWilson_NFL previously reported the workout. Ekeler's appeal is that he has receiving and return skills with plenty of experience. Show all
• INJ Darin Gantt (Bluesky) CAR Trevor EtienneRB Oct 12
  Canales begins Monday presser by saying it was a good bye week. Rob Hunt got married, so it was a good week for him. Will open Turk Wharton and Taylor Moton's practice window this week, and activate Trevor Etienne from IR this week.
• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 27
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 24
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 22
  Trevor Etienne: IR

  Est. return: Oct 18

• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 20
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

• INJ Mike Kaye (X) CAR Trevor EtienneRB Oct 5 upd
  Trevor Etienne will “for sure” be back after the bye, per Canales. Turk Wharton (neck) and Taylor Moton (blood clot) need medical clearance to get off the injury lists. Canales said Ickey Ekwonu has a ways to go. #Panthers
  1 more updatefrom 1 source

  • Oct 5 Mike Kaye (X) Trevor Etienne will “for sure” be back after the bye, per Canales. Turk Wharton (neck) and Taylor Moton (blood clot) need medical clearance to get off the injury lists. Canales said Ickey Ekwonu has a ways to go. #Panthers+1
• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 13
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 6
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Aug 30: Etienne (ankle) was placed on injured reserve by the Panthers on Sunday with a designation to return, Darin Gantt of the team's official website reports.

• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Aug 30 upd
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Est. return: Oct 18

  Questionable→ IR

  2 more updatesfrom 2 sources

  • Aug 30 ESPN NFL Injury Report Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve+1
  • Aug 30 Sheena Quick (X) #Panthers moves to get to 53: Waived: DeCarlos Nicholson,Cam Miller, Demani Richardson, Isaiah Smith, Maz Mwansa, Parker Petersen, Isaia Glass, Devonta Smith, Maema Njongmeta, Nick Samac, Tre Tyus, Corey Thornton, Casey Washington, Ja'seem Reed, Trevin Wallace, and Jared Harrison-Hunte Released: David Moore, Elijah Garcia, Jake Curhan, Robert Rochell, Isaiah Simmons, Cam Gill, Ja'Tyre Carter, Kyle Trask, James Mitchell, and Jeremiah Moon Injured Reserve: Trevor Etienne, Bam Martin-Scott Waived/injured: Tyrek Funderburk Reserve/NFI Taylor Moton PUP: Ikem Ekwonu Turk Wharton
• IR ESPN NFL Injury Report CAR Trevor EtienneRB Sep 1
  Trevor Etienne: Injured Reserve

  Aug 30: Etienne (ankle) was placed on injured reserve by the Panthers on Sunday with a designation to return, Darin Gantt of the team's official website reports.

• INJ Darin Gantt (Bluesky) CAR Akayleb EvansDB Bam Martin-ScottLB Trevor EtienneRB Aug 28
  Canales said RB Trevor Etienne was rolled up and they were checking his ankle. LB Bam Martin-Scott had a hamstring issue and didn't play, and CB Akayleb Evans was dealing with a neck issue.

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• Fantasy analyst Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) CAR Chuba HubbardRB Trevor EtienneRB 5d
  Panthers halftime RB snap count Chuba Hubbard 31 Trevor Etienne 2 Out of 34 plays
• Beat writer Mike Kaye (X) CAR Jaelan PhillipsLB Jalen CokerWR Tommy TrembleTE Trevor EtienneRB Oct 15 upd
  Damien Lewis, Trevor Etienne, Taylor Moton, Jaelan Phillips and Jalen Coker all stretching at practice with teammates. Monroe Freeling and Tommy Tremble in uniform but off to the side with trainers. #Panthers
  1 more updatefrom 1 source

  • Oct 15 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) Damien Lewis, Trevor Etienne, Taylor Moton, Jaelan Phillips and Jalen Coker all stretching at practice with teammates. Monroe Freeling and Tommy Tremble in uniform but off to the side with trainers. #Panthers+1
• Beat writer Mike Kaye (X) CAR Bam Martin-ScottLB Trevor EtienneRB Sep 1
  Dan Morgan said he expects Trevor Etienne, Bam Martin-Scott and Brady Christensen to be back at some point this season. #Panthers