{"id":418895,"date":"2025-10-04T07:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/418895\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T07:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:43:19","slug":"panthers-injury-report-transactions-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/418895\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers Injury Report &#038; Transactions &#8211; Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catscratchreader.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening at Mint Street this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The biggest news on this week\u2019s injury report is running back Chuba Hubbard will miss the game against the Miami Dolphins. The fifth-year veteran has been the most reliably consistent performer on the Panthers offense over the last couple of years, so backups Rico Dowdle and Trevor Etienne, a rookie with eight career rushing attempts, will need to shoulder the load.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Second-year tight end Ja\u2019Tavion Sanders will miss his second game in a row. He had a solid start to the season with 11 receptions on 14 targets for 92 yards through the Panthers first three games, and his absence will have an impact on the passing game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Buckle up, everybody! The Panthers front office made a host of roster moves this week, including the following:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The most surprising move was releasing DJ Johnson. He was a third round pick in 2023 and recorded 60 tackles, four tackles for loss, and half a sack in his first two seasons in Carolina. This year he had just two tackles in four games before his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Losing David Moore and Chandler Zavala to the injured reserve is a blow to the offense. Regarding Zavala\u2019s injury, this is why it was wise for the Panthers to re-sign Brady Christensen this year. In limited snaps this season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/brady-christensen\/51985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christensen is PFF\u2019s No. 2 rated guard in the NFL<\/a>, though there will be regression to the mean as he continues to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Panthers front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. 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