All, or at least most, seems to be going according to plan for the Carolina Panthers today.
The team has ruled out 17 players from this afternoon's preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills. Those inactives are as follows:
RB Raheem Blackshear
RB Jonathon Brooks
TE Ian Thomas
TE Tommy Tremble
OT Yosh Nijman
G Damien Lewis
G Cade Mays
C Austin Corbett
DE Jaden Crumedy
OLB Amaré Barno
OLB Jadeveon Clowney
OLB D.J. Wonnum
ILB Tae Davis
CB Jaycee Horn
CB Dane Jackson
S Sam Franklin Jr.
S Xavier Woods
While at least eight of the above inactives are projected starters for the 2024 season, the Panthers are expected to play some first-stringers at Highmark Stadium on Saturday. Among those players includes quarterback Bryce Young, whom head coach Dave Canales spoke about earlier this week.
"Operation, right?" Canales said of what he wants to see from Young in his preseason debut. "I wanna see things run smoothly. I'd wanna see just the communication, the in-between drives conversations, all that stuff that is so valuable.
"And he's kinda been just around all those things as we've been doing it the last few weeks. Hopefully, to pick up some of those things."
The contest is set to kick off at 1 p.m. ET.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers rule out 17 players for preseason finale vs. Bills
