CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Carolina Panthers will be without wide receiver Curtis Samuel for Sunday's opener against Dallas due to a "medical illness.''
Coach Ron Rivera would not comment on specifics of the illness.
"I would say it's safe to rule him out,'' Rivera said on Wednesday after Samuel missed his third straight day of practice. " I'm not going to play around on this one. It's a medical issue, and the doctors are taking care of it for him.
"It's just unfortunate. I know he'll continue to do what he's told.