Who’s playing and who’s not? Panthers vs. Saints Week 17 injury report

The Carolina Panthers will be without a number of players Sunday when they take on the New Orleans Saints because of injuries.

And other players could be in jeopardy because of COVID.

The Panthers activated wide receiver Brandon Zylstra and safety Kenny Robinson from the reserve/COVID-19 list, but added tight end Tommy Tremble and cornerback Jaycee Horn, who is already out for the year.

Defensive end Brian Burns, and linebackers Shaq Thompson and Haason Reddick remain on the list. Burns and Thompson still could test back in.

Here in the final injury report:

PANTHERS: CB Stephon Gilmore (groin) OUT, LT Cameron Erving (calf, non-injury related) DOUBTFUL, S Sean Chandler (groin) DOUBTFUL, LB Jermaine Carter (groin) QUESTIONABLE, S Juston Burris (groin) QUESTIONABLE, CB C.J. Henderson (shoulder/knee) QUESTIONABLE.

SAINTS: OT Terron Armstead (knee) QUESTIONABLE, WR Tre’Quan Smith (chest) OUT, WR Ty Montgomery (back) QUESTIONABLE, RB Mark Ingram (knee) QUESTIONABLE, CB Bradley Roby (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE, DE Carl Granderson (illness) QUESTIONABLE, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey (illness) QUESTIONABLE.

This story was originally published December 31, 2021 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Who’s playing and who’s not? Panthers vs. Saints Week 17 injury report."

Jonathan M. Alexander

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Jonathan M. Alexander is a native of Charlotte. He began covering the Carolina Panthers for the Observer in July 2020 after working at the N&O for seven years, where he covered a variety of beats, including UNC basketball and football, Duke basketball, recruiting, K-12 schools, public safety and town government. Support my work with a digital subscription