The Panthers have added a practice squad cornerback to their roster after losing safety Da’Norris Searcy to injured reserve.
The Carolina Panthers have added practice squad cornerback Josh Hawkins to their active roster after placing safety Da’Norris Searcy on injured reserve due to a concussion, according to Max Henson.
Panthers have promoted CB Josh Hawkins from practice squad to fill the open spot on active roster.
— Max Henson (@PanthersMax) September 22, 2018
The Panthers added Hawkins to their practice squad after he was waived by the Packers following the preseason.
Here’s a bit of intel on Hawkins from Bryan Strickland of Panthers.com:
Hawkins, a 5-foot-10, 189-pounder from Winston-Salem, N.C., went undrafted in 2016 but spent his rookie year and the 2017 season on the Packers’ 53-man roster. He played in 26 games and started three times last season, recording 43 tackles, seven passes defensed and a force fumble. Green Bay waived Hawkins on cutdown day Saturday.
While I understand the Panthers wanting to add someone from the practice squad who is already familiar with the playbook, it would be a much better move overall for them to bring in an actual safety to fill the void left by Searcy’s absence. As it stands the Panthers only have three true safeties on the roster. Well, more like two and a half since Rashaan Gaulden moved to safety after being drafted. So, it’s probably in Carolina’s best interest to bring in someone who has played safety at a high level in the past to add more depth at the position.
Eric Reid is still a free agent, and the Panthers have a bye week after this Sunday’s game against the Bengals to bring him up to speed. Signing him to a one-year deal would be a prudent move, and it’s one the Panthers should absolutely make.
But for now, we’ll have to hope the three-man rotation of Gaulden, Mike Adams and Colin Jones can get the job done, and we’ll have to hope that recent safety convert Cole Luke will be a quality emergency option if needed.
(Psst... hey Marty... it doesn’t have to be this hard. Just sign Eric Reid.)
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