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    Panthers lose CB Mike Jackson to groin injury

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    Panthers CB Mike Jackson suffered a groin injury in Carolina’s Week 3 game against the Browns and will not return.

    Jackson was injured on a first quarter play where he was called for pass interference. He’s an every-snap player for the Panthers’ defense, so this will require dipping into the team’s depth.
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    Canales said fellow corner Jaycee Horn faces a similar timeline. He suffered a torn quad in Week 3 but did not need surgery. Both players were placed on injured reserve earlier today. The Panthers will now be without their top two corners for most of the regular season.
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    Horn, who suffered a quad tear in Week 3’s loss to Cleveland, could miss most of the season while Jackson’s groin injury is likely less severe. Even so, Carolina’s suspect defense will be without both starting corners for now — a potential boon for opposing passing attacks, including the Lions in Week 4. Carolina has allowed the 12th lowest drop back EPA and the 15th lowest passing success rate through Week 3.
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    Jackson was acquired just before the start of the 2024 regular season in a trade with the Seahawks and now remains with the Panthers on a new two-year deal. He played all but 13 defensive snaps for the Panthers a season ago and should remain the team’s other perimeter option next to Jaycee Horn.
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    Jackson has appeared in 34 games for the Seahawks over the last two seasons while making 21 starts. The fifth-year corner earned a PFF coverage grade of 76.9 while playing on 474 defensive snaps last season and provides nice depth for a Panthers secondary that is in need of help. In return, the Seahawks get rookie linebacker Michael Barrett, who the Panthers selected in the seventh round of this year’s draft. Barrett has totaled two tackles this preseason and will likely contribute on special teams to start.
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    It’s a mild surprise after the Patriots traded Jackson earlier in camp. Clearly, it was a conditional pick contingent on Jackson making the team. The second-year fifth-rounder quickly developed a reputation for going toe to toe with N’Keal Harry, but the wideout had started getting the better of him of late. Jackson is only 23, but he is fast becoming a journeyman.

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    The trade came hours after the Lions announced they would cut Jackson, who played in just one game for Detroit in 2019. Jackson was drafted by Dallas in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.

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    Jackson was taken in the fifth round of this year’s draft but evidently didn’t impress many in the organization this summer. Jackson has good size at 6'2/210 and blew up the Combine with insane measurables, including a 40.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-10 broad jump.
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    Jackson (6’1/210) was a two-year starter and four-year contributor in the Hurricanes’ secondary, tallying ten career pass breakups and four INTs and earning honorable mention All-ACC as a senior. Although Jackson’s college career was nondescript, he caught scouting attention by destroying the Combine for a 4.45 forty, 40 ½-inch vertical, and 10-foot-10 broad jump, good for top-eight SPARQ results among cornerbacks in Indy. Jackson looks the part as a plus-sized man-to-man corner, but his lack of college dominance is a big red flag considering his toolbox. He’s a college underachiever with NFL upside.
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    Jackson (6’1/210) was a two-year starter and four-year contributor in the Hurricanes’ secondary, tallying ten career pass breakups and four INTs and earning honorable mention All-ACC as a senior. Although Jackson’s college career was nondescript, he caught scouting attention by destroying the Combine for a 4.45 forty, 40 ½-inch vertical, and 10-foot-10 broad jump, good for top-eight SPARQ results among cornerbacks in Indy. Jackson looks the part as a plus-sized man-to-man corner, but his lack of college dominance is a big red flag considering his toolbox. He’s a college underachiever with NFL upside.
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    It’s fair to say that this wasn’t a “Bad” time for Michael Jackson. Sorry, but this pun had to be made. This is tied for the ninth-best time with Kris Boyd of Texas among corners, and considering his size (6-foot-1, 210-pounds) it’s a more than respectable number. Most analysts viewed him as a fringe Day 2 prospect coming into the combine, and depending on how he does in the agility/position drills, it’s possible Jackson worked himself into that range.

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    Tom Pelissero of The Ringer reports that the Cowboys have acquired Joey Porter Jr. in a trade with the Steelers.

    In exchange for Porter, the Cowboys will send the Steelers a second-round selection as well as a conditional sixth-round pick. Pelissero noted in his blog that trade talks between Dallas and Pittsburgh had picked up over the past few weeks, and the deal will soon become official. Porter has yet to play a snap in 2026 as he has dealt with a back injury, and also a contract dispute. The 26-year-old is one of the more talented corners in football, and Dallas has struggled considerably to stop the pass over the first three weeks. Assuming good health, Porter should be a vast improvement over what the Cowboys have gotten out of their corners to begin 2026.
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    Will Shipley (foot) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice.

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    Jadarian Price (chest) was limited in Wednesday’s practice ahead of Week 4 against the Chargers.

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    Eagles WLB Zack Baun is in the league’s concussion protocol.

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    DeVonta Smith (hamstring) was held out of Wednesday’s practice.

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    Dallas Goedert (knee) remained sidelined at Wednesday’s practice.

    That leaves Goedert extremely likely to miss his second consecutive contest when the Eagles host the Rams this Sunday. Zach Ertz was Goedert’s feel-good Week 3 fill-in, but Ertz’s 38 percent snap share ended up producing one catch on two targets. With this entire offense looking rather sluggish at the moment, Ertz does not have TE2 streamer appeal.
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    ESPN’s Kris Rhim reports Keaton Mitchell was wearing a walking boot on his left foot after practice.

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    Jackson Powers-Johnson (groin) did not practice Wednesday.

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    J.K. Dobbins (hip) is practicing in full for Week 4 against the 49ers.

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