Carolina Signs Palmer to Practice Squad

Less than a week after suffering the losses of right tackle Jeff Otah (ankle) and left tackle Jordan Gross (concussion), the Panthers have restructured their lineup once again, bringing on board another tackle to practice in the absence of the offensive linemen, whose fates for this week’s game are yet to be announced. Former Auburn tackle Jonathan Palmer, who made a cameo on the Oakland roster for one game last year and practiced with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh last season and Cleveland and New York Giants this year, was signed to the Panthers’ practice squad this week, adding more padding in the wake of Otah and Gross’ injuries.

Making room for Palmer to come onto the Carolina practice field, the Panthers picked him up and released fullback Billy Latsko. Other tackles in the running for practice squad included Junius Coston (North Carolina A&T, Green Bay), Ken Shackleford (St. Louis, Kansas City) and Orrin Thompson (Duke, Miami, Green Bay). Other tight ends and offensive tackles who practiced alongside Palmer Tuesday included Ryan Krause (San Diego, Green Bay, Houston, Cleveland), Michael Allan (Kansas City), Ronnie Ghent (New Orleans) and Brent Miller (Arizona).

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