The Panthers got their most important player back on the field Tuesday.
Now they have to wait to see when they’ll get their newest one back.
Veteran defensive end Jared Allen didn’t practice Tuesday, and told reporters he was still feeling (or not feeling) the effects of a pinched nerve in his back.
“I’m just trying to get feeling back in my foot,” Allen said, via Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review.
He maintained that he was still “ready to rock,” and that he planned to play Sunday against the Seahawks, saying “If I can walk, I can play.”
The 33-year-old defensive end didn’t get a sack in his Panthers debut before the bye week, though they’ll need production from him with Charles Johnson on the injured reserve/designated return list for another six weeks.
Going against a Seahawks offensive line that hasn’t protected well, the Panthers could use all the pressure they can get. Ryan Delaire had a pair of sacks in his Panthers debut, as the former Washington practice-squader provided the burst Allen hasn’t yet.
