REPORT: TE Chris Manhertz has severe injury

[TheSpecialJuan]

32 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

Well, the good news is, this forces our often conservative coaches to fast track Ian Thomas.

I saw a tweet from Jourdan Rodrigue that confirms Thomas was up in Baltimore with Cam and the receivers.  Great to hear that. At this point Thomas needs all the reps possible.

I'm guessing that while the hope is to slot Thomas in at TE2, we'll probably have to bring in another TE for depth.

Any possibilities?

Gary ..........Barnidge 

[KillerKat]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Manhertz would not make another NFL roster.

Rivera is so fuging hard headed. I'm so sick of his poo.

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

brutal 

Truth

[Moo Daeng]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Manhertz would not make another NFL roster.

Manhretz started two games for the Saints.

[TheSpecialJuan]

11 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Truth

scandalous 

[Ace_Aladdin]

Hmm.. more reps for Ian Thomas and bring in Barndige. This also could mean more playing time for Armah! 

 

[jumpman910]

Barndige didn't like the offers he got after his best career year so his plan was to sit out a year and try again...... 

You'd imagine the offers this go around were the same or nonexistent 

[TheSpecialJuan]

[TheSpecialJuan]

Julius Thomas

Brent Celek

Anthony Fasano

Sean McGrath

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/tight-end/

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

brutal 

It's amazing what we've been able to accomplish despite some glaring weaknesses. That same "*insert name* would not make another NFL roster" applied to the majority of our WRs and DBs last year.

[TheSpecialJuan]

3 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Carolina Panthers backup tight end Chris Manhertz will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list with the same injury that sidelined starting tight end Greg Olsen for much of the 2017 season.

Manhertz underwent surgery this summer after sustaining a Jones fracture in his left foot, general manager Marty Hurney said Tuesday. The Panthers are hopeful Manhertz, who was injured during minicamp last month, will be ready to return before the start of the regular season.

Manhertz, 26, played in all 16 regular-season games in 2017 as a blocking tight end behind Olsen and Ed Dickson, who signed with Seattle during the offseason. Olsen was limited to a career-low seven games last season after breaking his right foot during a Week 2 victory over Buffalo.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article215046865.html

With FB Alex Armah also being able to play in-line, we may just go with 2 TE's this season. 

[CarolinaSamurai]

34 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

With FB Alex Armah also being able to play in-line, we may just go with 2 TE's this season. 

I was thinking the exact same thing 

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 minute ago, CarolinaSamurai said:

I was thinking the exact same thing 

It would open out another roster spot for an extra WR or D-lineman. We seem to be especially deep at those two positions this year.