WAIVED
POS PLAYER EXP COLLEGE
LB Denicos Allen R Michigan State
CB Carrington Byndom R Texas
G Derek Dennis 1 Temple
CB James Dockery 4 Oregon State
LB Adarius Glanton R Florida Atlantic
WR Tavarres King 2 Georgia
S Robert Lester 2 Alabama
WR Marcus Lucas R Missouri
T Andrew McDonald 1 Indiana
S Tom Nelson 3 Illinois State
DT Drake Nevis 4 Louisiana State
RB Darrin Reaves R Alabama-Birmingham
DT Micanor Regis 1 Miami (Fla.)
LB D.J. Smith 3 Appalachian State
CB Josh Thomas 4 Buffalo
DT Casey Walker 1 Oklahoma
FB Michael Zordich 2 Penn State
WAIVED/INJURED
POS PLAYER EXP COLLEGE
T Kevin Hughes 2 Southeastern Louisiana
WAIVED/INJURY SETTLEMENT
POS PLAYER EXP COLLEGE
TE Mike McNeill 4 Nebraska
S Anderson Russell 3 Ohio State
RELEASED
POS PLAYER EXP COLLEGE
G Chris Scott 3 Tennessee
The biggest surprise cuts for me are WR Taverres King and S Robert Lester. Lester hadn't really played very this preseason but given the lack of depth at S I thought he would stick. I thought King had played well enough to stay but they even cut Anderson Russell too. That leaves rookie Tre Boston as the 4th safety which given he has played very little this preseason due to injury that seems risky.
Surprises to Make the Roster
The big Canadian OT David Foucault made the roster as the Panthers kept 10 offensive linemen.
In spite of his on-the field temperament CB Josh Norman made the roster as the 5th CB. He's made improvement this preseason.
Rookie LG Andrew Norwell defied the odds as a UDFA and made the roster. Looking at the depth chart though the Panthers list no back-ups at RG (Turner) or at RT (Chandler).
So what do you think Panther fans?