The Panthers kept the roster churn going this week, adding a pair of veteran defenders to the practice squad while continuing to shuffle familiar names on and off the back end of the roster.
The most interesting move was the addition of cornerback Marco Wilson. Practice squad signings usually fade into the background, but this one at least has some substance behind it.
Wilson has started 37 of 64 career games and has piled up 179 tackles, three interceptions, and 20 passes defended. A fourth-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2021, he won a starting job as a rookie and went on to start 37 of 43 games across his next three seasons in Arizona.
After being released late in the 2023 season, he landed with the New England Patriots and has been on the move since. In 2025, he played in four games for the Cincinnati Bengals, recording three tackles before going on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
That doesn’t make Wilson the automatic fix for Jaycee Horn or Mike Jackson, but it does give Carolina a 27-year-old corner with real starting experience. If he sticks, the Panthers may have found a useful piece for the 53-man roster later on.
The Panthers also signed outside linebacker Nick Hampton to the practice squad. Hampton was a fifth-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 2023 and spent three seasons there, appearing in 36 games and finishing with 17 total tackles.
He also logged three playoff tackles last year. His time in Los Angeles included 188 defensive snaps and 510 on special teams, so the 26-year-old brings a fair amount of experience.
He originally signed with Carolina in March 2026, was waived in the preseason, and is now back in the building.
Meanwhile, Tre Tyus remains one of the team’s most frequently moved pieces. The Panthers waived the running back/kick returner and then brought him back to the practice squad.
Tyus signed a futures deal in January 2026, got cut in August during final roster trimming, and has since bounced between waivers, the practice squad, and the 53-man roster. This season he has played in two games, logged two offensive snaps and 32 on special teams, and returned five kickoffs for a 25.4-yard average.
Carolina also released three players from the practice squad: outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon, cornerback Robert Rochell, and offensive lineman Isaia Glass. Moon has become a regular part of the Panthers’ weekly transaction cycle, moving between waivers, the practice squad, and the active roster. In two games this year, he has played 41 defensive snaps and 19 on special teams, with seven tackles and a pass defended.
Rochell, a six-year NFL veteran, played in four games for Carolina last year and has one appearance in 2026, when he posted one tackle. He too has been caught in the constant back-and-forth of practice squad life. Glass, an undrafted rookie free agent this year, has also spent his season getting repeatedly released and re-signed to the practice squad.
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