CHARLOTTE — The Panthers will have starting cornerback and team captain Donte Jackson today against his hometown team, as Jackson is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Jackson was listed as questionable on the injury report with a hamstring injury which kept him from finishing last week's loss to the Giants.
Jackson practiced fully on Friday, and said throughout the week that his hope was to play.
Also, the plan to get more receivers involved in the offense won't include Terrace Marshall Jr., as he was among the six game-day inactives.
They've only used six snaps worth of receivers other than DJ Moore, Robbie Anderson, and Shi Smith this season.
That likely means veteran Rashard Higgins could get more of an opportunity on offense (Marshall got those snaps last week against the Giants, but wasn't targeted, while Higgins was active but didn't play). Wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. (up this week for the first time since being acquired in a trade with the Jaguars) is among the options to return kickoffs, after running back Chuba Hubbard put the ball on the ground twice last week.
Also inactive are new running back Raheem Blackshear, linebacker Arron Mosby, offensive lineman Cade Mays, defensive tackle Phil Hoskins, and defensive end Amaré Barno.
The Panthers needed to make six players inactive Sunday after elevating defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon (standard elevation) from the practice squad.
PANTHERS INACTIVES
RB Raheem Blackshear
LB Arron Mosby
OL Cade Mays
DT Phil Hoskins
WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
DE Amaré Barno
SAINTS INACTIVES
S Marcus Maye
RB Tony Jones Jr.
TE Taysom Hill
WE Deonte Harty
OL Wyatt Davis
View photos from the Coca-Cola arrivals as the Panthers get to Bank of America Stadium to take on New Orleans.
WR - Robbie Anderson
RB - Christian McCaffrey
RB - Raheem Blackshear
C/G - Austin Corbett
DE - Amaré Barno
DT - Marquan McCall
TE - Stephen Sullivan
DT - Matt Ioannidis
G - Austin Corbett
C/G - Pat Elflein
RB - Raheem Blackshear
DE - Amaré Barno
RB - Christian McCaffrey
RB - Christian McCaffrey
QB - Sam Darnold
LS - JJ Jansen
DT - Marquan McCall
P - Johnny Hekker
DT - Daviyon Nixon
P - Johnny Hekker
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.
CB - Keith Taylor Jr.
TE - Colin Thompson
DE - Marquis Haynes Sr.
CB - Keith Taylor Jr.
S - Xavier Woods
LB - Shaq Thompson
T - Taylor Moton
TE - Ian Thomas
T - Brady Christensen
S - Jeremy Chinn
T - Cameron Erving
S - Xavier Woods
S - Xavier Woods
DT - Derrick Brown
K - Eddy Piñeiro
T - Taylor Moton
LB - Damien Wilson
LB - Frankie Luvu
TE - Giovanni Ricci
DE - Henry Anderson
S - Jeremy Chinn
S - Xavier Woods
T - Brady Christensen
LB - Frankie Luvu
LB - Shaq Thompson
G - Michael Jordan
TE - Giovanni Ricci
DE - Yetur Gross-Matos
TE - Ian Thomas
TE - Ian Thomas
T - Taylor Moton
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Shaq Thompson
DT - Bravvion Roy
LB - Frankie Luvu
