The Carolina Panthers have completed their 53-man roster by cutting cornerback Kevon Seymour and running back Elijah Holyfield to make room for two more players they claimed on waivers earlier this afternoon. This follows their decision reported earlier to cut wide receiver Torrey Smith, who was owed a non-guaranteed $3 million salary in 2019.
Per team, Elijah Holyfield and Kevon Seymour were also cut this morning, along with Torrey Smith.
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) September 1, 2019
These moves were made to allow their three waiver claims — defensive back Natrell Jamerson and wide receivers Brandon Zylstra and Ray-Ray McCloud — to be added to the 53-man roster. NFL league policy requires teams to place players claimed off waivers on their 53-man rosters and does not allow them to be placed on the practice squad, so the Panthers had to make corresponding roster moves to get these three players added to the roster. All three players have experience returning kicks, which is a situation the Panthers’ coaching staff clearly wanted to address but were unable to with the 90-man roster throughout training camp and the preseason.
The Panthers now have a final 53-man roster ahead of their season opener at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, September 8.