Heinicke Earns Backup QB Job, DE Hall Cut, As Panthers Finalize Roster Before Season Opener

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Taylor Heinicke will back up Cam Newton at quarterback and 2017 third-round draft pick Daeshon Hall has been cut, as Carolina finalized its 53-man roster on Saturday.

Heinicke, who looked solid in the preseason, beat out Garrett Gilbert for the back up role.ย  Gilbert was waived on Saturday.

Daeshon Hall was among the notable cuts on Saturday.ย  The second year defensive end from Texas A&M played in one game in 2017 before knee surgery ended his season.ย  Hall may be added to the practice team if he is not claimed by another team.

Former Charlotte Catholic running back Elijah Hood was placed on injured reserve after injuring his knee in Carolina’s final preseason game against Pittsburgh.

The Panthers acquired offensive tackle Corey Robinson from the Detroit Lions in exchange for an undisclosed 2020 draft choice. Robinson played high school football in North Carolina and collegiately at the University of South Carolina.ย  He was selected by the Lions in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Here is a look at the moves the Panthers made on Saturday:

Terminated Vested Veteran

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Posย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Exp.ย ย ย ย  College

Zach Mooreย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  DEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Concordia-St. Paul

Dezmen Southward Sย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  3ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Wisconsin

Waived

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Posย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Exp.ย ย ย ย  College

Kyle Allenย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  QBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Houston

Kiante Andersonย ย ย ย ย  DEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  East Carolina

Reggie Bonnafonย ย ย ย ย  RBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Louisville

Lorenzo Dossย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  CBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  4ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tulane

Austin Dukeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  WRย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Charlotte

Mose Frazierย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  WRย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Memphis

Kyle Friendย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Cย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Temple

Garrett Gilbertย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  QBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Southern Methodist

Daeshon Hallย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  DEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Texas A&M

Taylor Hearnย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Gย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Clemson

Dorian Johnsonย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Gย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Pittsburgh

Cole Lukeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  CBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Notre Dame

Kendrick Nortonย ย ย ย ย ย  DTย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Miami (Fla.)

Jason Vander Laanย ย  TEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Ferris State

Waived/Injured

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Posย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Exp.ย ย ย ย  College

Jamaal Jonesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  WRย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Montana

Injured/Reserve

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Posย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Exp.ย ย ย ย  College

Elijah Hoodย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  RBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  North Carolina

Kevon Seymourย ย ย ย ย ย ย  CBย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  3ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Southern California

Jeremiah Sirlesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  5ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Nebraska