CHARLOTTE — The Panthers traded for wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. two weeks ago, and he'll have to wait to make his Panthers debut.
The former Jaguars wideout, acquired in a deal on Aug. 29, is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, one of six players to get that designation.
The Panthers also deactivated rookie defensive end Amaré Barno, rookie offensive lineman Cade Mays, defensive tackle Marquan McCall, tight end Stephen Sullivan, and linebacker Arron Mosby.
The Panthers still have six receivers active (including return man Andre Roberts), with DJ Moore, Robbie Anderson, Shi Smith, Terrace Marshall Jr., and Rashard Higgins up for today's game.
Mosby was elevated from the practice squad Saturday as cover in case rookie Brandon Smith wasn't able to go. Smith was added to the injury report Friday with a thigh injury and linebacker as questionable, but they deemed him ready to go after working him out before the game.
Teams can activate up to 48 players on game day, as long as eight of them are offensive linemen (if you only activate seven offensive linemen, the limit is 47). The inactive list was designed as a way to maintain competitive balance in the case of injuries if one team had a larger amount of them than the opponent.
PANTHERS INACTIVES
WR Laviska Shenault Jr.
DE Amaré Barno
OL Cade Mays
DT Marquan McCall
TE Stephen Sullivan
LB Arron Mosby
BROWNS INACTIVES
QB Kellen Mond
WR Michael Woods II
RB D'Ernest Johnson
S Richard LeCounte III
DE Isaiah Thomas
T Chris Hubbard
T Jack Conklin
View photos of Panthers players arriving at Bank of America Stadium through the Coca-Cola arrival experience.

RB - Christian McCaffrey

RB - Christian McCaffrey

C/G - Pat Elflein

CB - Keith Taylor Jr.

DT - Matt Ioannidis

TE - Ian Thomas

CB - Keith Taylor Jr.


T - Ikem Ekwonu

DT - Marquan McCall

T - Ikem Ekwonu

S - Sam Franklin Jr.

QB - Baker Mayfield

QB - Baker Mayfield


G - Michael Jordan


S - Sam Franklin Jr.

G - Michael Jordan

S - Sam Franklin Jr.

DT - Marquan McCall

DE - Yetur Gross-Matos


DT - Matt Ioannidis


DE - Yetur Gross-Matos



QB - Sam Darnold

T - Ikem Ekwonu

DT - Marquan McCall

RB - Christian McCaffrey


LB - Arron Mosby

DT - Matt Ioannidis

QB - Sam Darnold

G - Michael Jordan

C/G - Pat Elflein

C/G - Pat Elflein


RB - Christian McCaffrey

T - Ikem Ekwonu

LB - Brandon Smith


LB - Brandon Smith

G - Austin Corbett


LB - Shaq Thompson

G - Austin Corbett

S - Jeremy Chinn

LB - Shaq Thompson

S - Jeremy Chinn


LB - Shaq Thompson

DE - Brian Burns
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.

WR - DJ Moore

WR - DJ Moore

LB - Shaq Thompson

S - Jeremy Chinn

LB - Damien Wilson

DE - Brian Burns

WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.

LB - Damien Wilson

LB - Damien Wilson

CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

LB - Shaq Thompson

DE - Marquis Haynes Sr.


DT - Phil Hoskins

LB - Shaq Thompson

DT - Phil Hoskins

RB - Christian McCaffrey

LB - Shaq Thompson

LB - Shaq Thompson

WR - DJ Moore

TE - Stephen Sullivan

CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

WR - DJ Moore

TE - Stephen Sullivan

T - Brady Christensen


WR - Shi Smith


DT - Phil Hoskins


DT - Phil Hoskins

TE - Giovanni Ricci

DE - Brian Burns

DE - Henry Anderson

WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.

TE - Giovanni Ricci

T - Cameron Erving

TE - Giovanni Ricci


S - Jeremy Chinn

LB - Frankie Luvu

DT - Phil Hoskins

T - Brady Christensen

DT - Derrick Brown

S - Jeremy Chinn

LB - Frankie Luvu

WR - Shi Smith



LB - Frankie Luvu



DE - Henry Anderson

DT - Derrick Brown