BBC: FIVE KEY OF CAROLINA PLAYERS RULED OUT AGAINST DOLPHINS

Panthers week 6 injury report:
The latest on Miles Sanders, Chandler Zavala and more

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The Carolina Panthers will not play again against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. The team has ruled out running back Miles Sanders (shoulder) for Friday’s Week 6 game. Sanders, who had a poor start to his first season with the franchise, was injured in the team’s Week 5 loss to the Detroit Lions. FIVE PLAYERS ARE UNEXPECTED AGAINST THE DOLPHINS As Sanders is set to miss the game, Chuba Hubbard will start in his place on the back row, according to head coach Frank Reich. Wide receiver Laviska Shenault and kick returner Raheem Blackshear, who has been healthy on game days since Week 2, could also see some snaps against the Dolphins. Readcharlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article280234734.html#storylink=cpy

Joining Sanders on the sideline will be safeties Vonn Bell (quad) and Xavier Woods (hamstring), Giovanni Ricci (shoulder) and defensive end Chandler Zavala (neck). Zavala, Ricci and Bell were injured in Week 5, as was Sanders, while Woods has been sidelined since being injured in Week 3 against the Seahawks. According to Reich, practice safety Matthias Farley will be on the game-day roster to start opposite backup starter Sam Franklin. Reich also said rookie Jammie Robinson will play a depth role behind Franklin and Farley, who played for the Indianapolis Colts head coach in 2018. CHANDLER ZAVALA JOINS TEAM, STILL OUT OF Zavala, who was taken to hospital hospital after a scary moment in the first match. quarterback in the team’s game last weekend against the Detroit Lions, returned with the team this week to prepare for the Dolphins, but he remains unable to play. According to the Panthers, Zavala suffered a neck injury against the Lions. He remained conscious and mobile in all his limbs and after undergoing evaluation at a Detroit hospital, he returned to Charlotte on the Panthers’ team flight. Zavala, an N.C. State recruit, fell to the ground in the first inning at Ford Field. He then lay face down and motionless for several minutes; Dozens of Panthers medical staff rushed onto the field to help him. BURNS AND BROWN

QUESTIONED Passenger Brian Burns (ankle), defensive tackle Derrick Brown (knee/ankle) and tight end Ian Thomas (calf) were listed as questionable before the game. Burns participated fully in Friday’s practice, while Brown was limited. Thomas was a new addition to Friday’s injury report, as he practiced in a limited capacity.