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Breaking down the 53-man roster

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The Panthers’ initial 53-man roster for the 2018 regular season is comprised of seven of the team’s eight drafted rookies, seven veterans added via free agency or trades, one 2017 practice squad player, one undrafted rookie and 37 players who spent time on the roster in 2017.

The practice squad player (defensive end Efe Obada) and the undrafted rookie (guard Brendan Mahon) were among those who beat the odds to survive the cutdown from 90. The play of Obada and Bryan Cox Jr. in the preseason compelled Carolina to keep a 10th defensive lineman for the first time in the Ron Rivera era, even with the team parting ways with defensive end Daeshon Hall – a third-round choice in 2017.

Hall was among five players who recorded snaps during the 2017 regular season let go, along with wide receiver Mose Frazier, cornerback LaDarius Gunter and safeties Demetrious Cox and Dezmen Southward.

Here's a look at how each position group stacks up:

QUARTERBACKS (2): Cam Newton, Taylor Heinicke

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4 minutes ago, bull123 said:

Kept both the rookie LB

mahan OL didn’t show me much but I guess he’s depth with potential

really good pick up of Corey Robinson....he was good at SC

still wondering about status of Kalil, Williams, amini

Haynes, Obada, Cox over Hall...nice pick Dave 

hood to IR...guess we want to protect him

Hope Cam stays healthy

 

My question is which player(s) will be cut when we bring in another secondary player or two.

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1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

There's seven linebackers right now and two of them are rookies so that's probably where I'd look first.

Makes sense. But if we bring in two more acquisitions (bc it appears we need two) which linebackers get the axe? I can understand one rookie but not the other.

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9 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Makes sense. But if we bring in two more acquisitions (bc it appears we need two) which linebackers get the axe? I can understand one rookie but not the other.

Smith had an injury, so I'd expect him to go first.

Beyond that, it's tough, we're thin all over. And as much as I hate to say it, the next group with the most players is...wide receiver.

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4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Smith had an I, so I'd expect him to go first.

Beyond that, it's tough. We're thin all over. And as much as I hate to say it, the next group with the most players is...wide receiver.

I was thinking letting go of an RB. But I also understand the reasoning for carrying “4”

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