CHARLOTTE — The Panthers traded for wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. two weeks ago, and he'll have to wait to make his Panthers debut.
The former Jaguars wideout, acquired in a deal on Aug. 29, is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, one of six players to get that designation.
The Panthers also deactivated rookie defensive end Amaré Barno, rookie offensive lineman Cade Mays, defensive tackle Marquan McCall, tight end Stephen Sullivan, and linebacker Arron Mosby.
The Panthers still have six receivers active (including return man Andre Roberts), with DJ Moore, Robbie Anderson, Shi Smith, Terrace Marshall Jr., and Rashard Higgins up for today's game.
Mosby was elevated from the practice squad Saturday as cover in case rookie Brandon Smith wasn't able to go. Smith was added to the injury report Friday with a thigh injury and linebacker as questionable, but they deemed him ready to go after working him out before the game.
Teams can activate up to 48 players on game day, as long as eight of them are offensive linemen (if you only activate seven offensive linemen, the limit is 47). The inactive list was designed as a way to maintain competitive balance in the case of injuries if one team had a larger amount of them than the opponent.
PANTHERS INACTIVES
WR Laviska Shenault Jr.
DE Amaré Barno
OL Cade Mays
DT Marquan McCall
TE Stephen Sullivan
LB Arron Mosby
BROWNS INACTIVES
QB Kellen Mond
WR Michael Woods II
RB D'Ernest Johnson
S Richard LeCounte III
DE Isaiah Thomas
T Chris Hubbard
T Jack Conklin
View photos of Panthers players arriving at Bank of America Stadium through the Coca-Cola arrival experience.
RB - Christian McCaffrey
RB - Christian McCaffrey
C/G - Pat Elflein
CB - Keith Taylor Jr.
DT - Matt Ioannidis
TE - Ian Thomas
CB - Keith Taylor Jr.
T - Ikem Ekwonu
DT - Marquan McCall
T - Ikem Ekwonu
S - Sam Franklin Jr.
QB - Baker Mayfield
QB - Baker Mayfield
G - Michael Jordan
S - Sam Franklin Jr.
G - Michael Jordan
S - Sam Franklin Jr.
DT - Marquan McCall
DE - Yetur Gross-Matos
DT - Matt Ioannidis
DE - Yetur Gross-Matos
QB - Sam Darnold
T - Ikem Ekwonu
DT - Marquan McCall
RB - Christian McCaffrey
LB - Arron Mosby
DT - Matt Ioannidis
QB - Sam Darnold
G - Michael Jordan
C/G - Pat Elflein
C/G - Pat Elflein
RB - Christian McCaffrey
T - Ikem Ekwonu
LB - Brandon Smith
LB - Brandon Smith
G - Austin Corbett
LB - Shaq Thompson
G - Austin Corbett
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Shaq Thompson
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Shaq Thompson
DE - Brian Burns
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR - DJ Moore
WR - DJ Moore
LB - Shaq Thompson
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Damien Wilson
DE - Brian Burns
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.
LB - Damien Wilson
LB - Damien Wilson
CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
LB - Shaq Thompson
DE - Marquis Haynes Sr.
DT - Phil Hoskins
LB - Shaq Thompson
DT - Phil Hoskins
RB - Christian McCaffrey
LB - Shaq Thompson
LB - Shaq Thompson
WR - DJ Moore
TE - Stephen Sullivan
CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
CB - Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
WR - DJ Moore
TE - Stephen Sullivan
T - Brady Christensen
WR - Shi Smith
DT - Phil Hoskins
DT - Phil Hoskins
TE - Giovanni Ricci
DE - Brian Burns
DE - Henry Anderson
WR - Terrace Marshall Jr.
TE - Giovanni Ricci
T - Cameron Erving
TE - Giovanni Ricci
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Frankie Luvu
DT - Phil Hoskins
T - Brady Christensen
DT - Derrick Brown
S - Jeremy Chinn
LB - Frankie Luvu
WR - Shi Smith
LB - Frankie Luvu
DE - Henry Anderson
DT - Derrick Brown