The Carolina Panthers made some surprising decisions on the 53-man roster but some players that made the initial cut won't be sticking around for long with more roster moves expected to be made on Monday.

The Carolina Panthers are reportedly shopping one of their tight ends and the Green Bay Packers are a team that has come calling.

HC Dave Canales didn't exactly refute a rumor that the Panthers are looking to trade TE Ja'Tavion Sanders.

Carolina's 2024 fourth-round draft choice may need a big preseason outing Friday to keep an NFL roster spot.

A few recent fourth-round picks don't make the cut in The Athletic's newest initial roster projections for the Panthers.

Here are four Panthers players who could really use a good outing in Friday's preseason tilt in Jacksonville . . .

The Carolina Panthers have two preseason games out of the way already, which means we're rapidly approaching Week 1. Ja'Tavion Sanders is probably the most disappointing Panther on the roster. People had high expectations for the tight end, and he was a popular breakout pick for this season.

The team's first contest last week was a win over the Arizona Cardinals, and then the team lost to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. A.J. Dillon has been penciled in at RB4 for the Panthers all offseason. Chuba Hubbard, Jonathon Brooks, and Trevor Etienne are ahead of Dillon, but if the team keeps four running backs, Dillon should make it.

The Carolina Panthers have some big decisions to make ahead of the 2026 season. The team has to cut around 40 players from the roster over the next two weeks. It's not uncommon to see players on the bubble get traded, and the Panthers have a few candidates.