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The Panthers constructed the majority of their 16-man practice squad on Wednesday. Several familiar faces are returning to the practice roster ahead of Week 1.
The Panthers are working their way down to the 53-man roster limit ahead of Tuesday’s NFL cutdown deadline. The next wave of cuts features some interesting names.
With injuries impacting their depth at wide receiver, the Carolina Panthers made a move to acquire wide receiver/returner Ihmir Smith-Marsette from the Kansas City Chiefs in a deal involving a swap of conditional 2025 seventh-round draft picks. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Smith-Marsette is coming off a strong preseason where he was second in the league with 195 yards receiving on nine receptions. The 2021 fifth-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings averaged 21.7 yards per catch in three games, including two 40-plus yard receptions from Chiefs backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert.