The Panthers claimed Corey Bullock off of waivers on Monday and that led to the departure of another offensive lineman.
They announced that they have waived guard Chandler Zavala to make room for Bullock on the 53-man roster.
Zavala was a 2023 fourth-round pick and he started 14 of the 34 games he played for the Panthers over the last three seasons. He made five starts last season, but spent most of the year on injured reserve.
The Panthers also announced that they have signed WR David Moore, S Isaiah Simmons, G Jake Curhan, LB Cam Gill, WR Ja’seem Reed, CB Corey Thornton, OL Isaia Glass, CB DeVonta Smith, WR Casey Washington, DT Parker Petersen, RB Tre Tyus, and LB Maz Mwansa to their practice squad.
The Panthers have added some depth to their offensive line.
Carolina has claimed Corey Bullock off waivers.
Bullock, 24, was waived by the Ravens over the weekend after spending his first two seasons with the club.
Last year, Bullock appeared in 16 games for Baltimore, with his time mainly spent on special teams. He was on the field for 55 special teams snaps and 13 offensive snaps last season.
Carolina will need to make a corresponding roster move after picking up Bullock.
The Panthers have set their initial 53-player roster.
They announced they waived cornerback DeCarlos Nicholson, cornerback Cam Miller, safety Demani Richardson, outside linebacker Isaiah Smith, linebacker Maz Mwansa, defensive tackle Parker Petersen, offensive lineman Isaia Glass, cornerback Devonta Smith, linebacker Maema Njongmeta, center Nick Samac, running back Tre Tyus, cornerback Corey Thornton, wide receiver Casey Washington, wide receiver Ja’seem Reed, linebacker Trevin Wallace and defensive tackle Jared Harrison-Hunte.
The Panthers also released 10 vested veterans, terminating the contracts of wide receiver David Moore, defensive tackle Elijah Garcia, offensive lineman Jake Curhan, cornerback Robert Rochell, safety Isaiah Simmons, outside linebacker Cam Gill, offensive lineman Ja’Tyre Carter, quarterback Kyle Trask, tight end James Mitchell and outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon.
Running back Trevor Etienne and linebacker Bam Martin-Scott went on injured reserve with designations to return.
Cornerback Tyrek Funderburk was waived with an injury designation.
The team also placed right tackle Taylor Moton on the reserve/non-football illness list, and left tackle Ikem Ekwonu and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton on reserve/physically unable to perform list.
The Panthers traded a 2028 sixth-round pick to the Chargers for defensive tackle TeRah Edwards.
With those moves, the Panthers are at the 53-man limit, and can establish a practice squad on Monday.
The Panthers are acquiring a young defensive lineman.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Chargers are trading defensive tackle TeRah Edwards to the Panthers.
Carolina will send Los Angeles a 2028 sixth-round pick to complete the deal.
Edwards, 25, played his college ball at Illinois. He has not yet appeared in a regular-season game.
Edwards now adds some depth to a Carolina defensive unit that is led up front by Derrick Brown.
Veteran quarterback Kyle Trask is out in Carolina.
The Panthers cut Trask today, making him a free agent.
The move means the Panthers are set to go into 2026 with Bryce Young as the starter and Kenny Pickett as the backup. Haynes King, the undrafted rookie quarterback who played well in the preseason, would seem likely to go on waivers but return to the Panthers’ practice squad if he clears waivers.
Trask was a 2021 second-round pick of the Buccaneers who played only very sparingly in Tampa before getting cut at the end of the preseason in 2025. He was briefly on the Falcons’ practice squad last year, and now he’ll hope some team is interested in adding him to the practice squad again this year.
