Last week, Ryan Kalil woke up with a stiff neck. He strapped up the pads tried to work it out and just hours before the game the Panthers training staff decided he couldn't go. Tyler Larsen answered the call on short notice. Kalil's neck has bothered him all week and will keep him out for the second straight week, leaving Tyler Larsen with a little more notice to prepare for the New Orleans Saints
Ron Rivera has been cautious in offering a timetable for Kalil's return. It's kind of an odd injury, one where it could just be a combination of getting older and the wear and tear the game takes on a person.