CHARLOTTE – The Panthers placed injury designations on four players to reduce the roster to the 75-man limit on Tuesday.
Quarterback Matt Blanchard and offensive lineman Kevin Matthews were placed on injured reserve, and tight end D.C. Jefferson was waived/injured. Wide receiver De'Andre Presley was placed on reserve/PUP, meaning he can't play for the first six weeks of the regular season.
All clubs must reduce their rosters from 75 to a maximum of 53 players for the regular season by 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 30.
Below is a complete list of the 14 roster moves made to trim the roster.
| POS | PLAYER | EXP | COLLEGE |
| WR | De'Andre Presley | 1 | Appalachian State |
| POS | PLAYER | EXP | COLLEGE |
| QB | Matt Blanchard | 1 | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| C | Kevin Matthews | 4 | Texas A&M |
| POS | PLAYER | EXP | COLLEGE |
| TE | D.C. Jefferson | 2 | Rutgers |
| POS | PLAYER | EXP | COLLEGE |
| WR | Tiquan Underwood | 6 | Rutgers |
| POS | PLAYER | EXP | COLLEGE |
| WR | Toney Clemons | 1 | Colorado |
| P | Jordan Gay | 1 | Centre |
| DT | Linden Gaydosh | 2 | Calgary |
| DE | Alex Hall | 4 | St. Augustine's |
| T | Oscar Johnson | 1 | Louisiana Tech |
| WR | Marvin McNutt | 2 | Iowa |
| LB | Anthony Morales | R | Weber State |
| WR | Kealoha Pilares | 4 | Hawaii |
| DE | Craig Roh | 1 | Michigan |
