CHARLOTTE -- Ryan Kalil has played in just one game since last October. Now it appears he may not play again until the 2017 calendar flips to October – at the earliest.
First, the center was a late scratch in Week 2 after showing up to the stadium with "a crick in his neck." Then, Kalil missed both practices this week, putting his status for Sunday's matchup with the Saints very much in doubt.
"There's concern, obviously," head coach Ron Rivera said. "We also have two more days left."
But rarely do guys play Sunday when they don't practice Wednesday or Thursday.