Super Bowl in London? Panthers activate Corbett, put three on injured reserve
On Tuesday night, the Carolina Panthers announced that offensive lineman Austin Corbett has been activated from the physically unable to perform list. Corbett was able to practice returning from an ACL injury earlier this month.
andquot;He had a good week last week, he made very good progress,andquot; said head coach Frank Reich. andquot;Weand#039;ll see and make those decisions during the week and see how he does in practice. But the head is well advanced.andquot;
On the downside, the Panthers will place safety Jeremy Chinn, outside linebacker Yetur Gross-Matos and tight end Giovanni Ricci on injured reserve, keeping them in action for at least the next four games.
Through the first six games of the season, the usage of Chinnand dropped drastically from where it was during his first three years in the league. Ejiro Evero explained why he was only on the field for 52% of all defensive snaps this season.
andquot;There are special packages for him. Obviously, Weand is going to try to play him and Troy (Hill) at that nickel position and then get Jeremy at some of the lower positions. Getting that third down is how we naturally get him on the field and then some of those special first and second downs. Our performance level, our ability to play a better running game and get into more passing situations allowed that to happen.andquot;
Leave a Reply