Chau Smith-Wade
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Packers deep ball for 53 yards, both Christian Watson and Will Lee are down injured after the play.
Lee immediately grabbed his hamstring. Being helped off the field.
Panthers are down to three CBs if he misses time -- Chau Smith-Wade, Marco Wilson, and Malcolm DeWalt IV.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- 5d Mike Kaye (X) Chau Smith-Wade in for Will Lee. So if you're scoring at home: Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, Akayleb Evans and Will Lee (for now) are hurt. Chau Smith-Wade and Marco Wilson in.
- 5d Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Packers deep ball for 53 yards, both Christian Watson and Will Lee are down injured after the play. Lee immediately grabbed his hamstring. Being helped off the field. Panthers are down to three CBs if he misses time -- Chau Smith-Wade, Marco Wilson, and Malcolm DeWalt IV.
- #Panthers cornerbacks at Lambeau Field: Marco Wilson has played 22 defensive snaps since the end of the 2024 season. CB Malcolm DeWalt will make his NFL regular-season debut tonight. Will Lee is a rookie fourth-round pick, who has played well. And well, Chau Smith-Wade is here, too.
- Dave Canales said CB Akayleb Evans is day-to-day with a tricep injury. They only have two healthy CBs on the active roster (Will Lee and Chau Smith-Wade), but they have six on the practice squad.
- Kaye’s Take: Lathan Ransom and Chau Smith-Wade should probably play more.
- Canales calls Chau Smith-Wade a “program guy.” #Panthers
- Kaye’s Take: The #Panthers’ cornerback situation is complicated beyond just fielding starters. If you’re using Akayleb Evans as a starting cornerback, you’re not having him play gunner on punt (he’d be gassed most likely before the next rep on defense), which is where he’s most valuable, so you’re weakening two phases in one move. I think Chau Smith-Wade is better on the outside than in nickel but he also has special teams and package responsibilities. If they could find a trade taker for Ja’Tavion Sanders to bring in corner depth (Kelee Ringo with the Eagles makes sense, standout special teams player with defensive experience — basically Akayleb archetype), they could at least maneuver a bit better. Corey Thornton went from an OTA sensation to not making the 53 after a rough camp. Devonta Smith has upside, but again, you’re replacing the a top 5-7 corner duo in the league together.
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Chau Smith-Wade: Out
Est. return: Sep 27
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Chau Smith-Wade: Out
Est. return: Sep 20
3 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 20 ESPN NFL Injury Report Chau Smith-Wade: Out
- Sep 20 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) The #Panthers' Week 2 inactives include Pat Jones, Chau Smith-Wade and Tyrel Dodson+1
- Sep 20 Josh Kendall (X) Panthers' inactives: OLB Pat Jones (injured) TE Ja'Tavion Sanders QB Haynes King (emergency third) CB Chau Smith-Wade LB Tyrel Dodson OT Albert Reese DT Bobby Brown (injured)
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Chau Smith-Wade "flew into the screen," made a play, and continues to show versatility
The third-year cornerback, who has played inside, outside, and at safety during training camp, made an athletic play in the Panthers' preseason win at Jacksonville.