The Carolina Panthers have called up some much-needed reinforcements for the trenches. On Saturday afternoon, the team announced that they have elevated defensive lineman DeShawn Williams from the practice squad ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.

This hits the Panthers' interior defensive line rotation particularly hard, because they were already missing the guy who made it a top-heavy unit in the first place. Superstar de

The Raiders only had two players who did not participate on Friday, but it seems their depth on defense will be tested this week. Linebacker Divine Deablo missed practice, as well as Decamerion Richardson, who continues to miss time as he battle a hamstring injury.

The Carolina Panthers made one last adjustment before heading out to Las Vegas on Saturday, elevating defensive lineman DeShawn Williams from the practice squad. Williams will help provide some depth

Since Tepper purchased the franchise in 2018, the Panthers have had three different general managers, four different head coaches (six if you count interims) and 10 different starting quarterbacks. And since the team changed hands, they’ve gone 31-70—good (or bad) enough for a league-worst .307 winning percentage over that span.

The Carolina Panthers may have even more troubling defending the run. Friday's injury report for this weekend's matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders lists starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle as doubtful.

The Carolina Panthers probably won't have another one of their opening-day starting defensive linemen in Week 3. Nose tackle Shy Tuttle remained out of practice on Thursday due to a foot injury. The 28-year-old defender,