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Greg Olsen after he suffered a foot injury in the first half against the Cowboys.Before the injury Youth Luke Kuechly Jersey , Olsen had two catches for 33 yards. The Panthers have confirmed that it is the same foot he injured last season that kept him out of action for 10 games. The injury happened when he stepped on the foot of a Cowboys defender, Erin Andrews reported from the sideline.The Panthers will rely on rookie tight end Ian Thomas to fill Olsen’s void in the offense. Chris Manhertz is also available, as well as Alex Armah in an emergency situation.We’ll provide more information on Olsen’s condition whenever it becomes available. For now http://www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com/cheap-graham-gano-jersey , let’s just hope that it’s only a one-game injury. We can’t afford for Olsen to miss significant time this year because he’s such an important part of the Panthers’ offense.The Panthers have finalized their 2018 practice squad The Carolina Panthers finalized their 2018 practice squad today by adding 10 players as allowed per NFL rules.Below you will find the 2018 Panthers practice squad (h/t Bill Voth at Panthers.com)2018 Panthers practice squadQB Kyle AllenRB Reggie BonnafonWR Mose FrazierTE Jason Vander LaanG Taylor HearnOL Dorian JohnsonDE Kiante AndersonDT Kendrick NortonCB Cole LukeS Dezmen SouthwardThe rules of the practice squad are pretty complicated, but they are listed below courtesy of our friends over at Big Blue View:Practice squad basicsPractice squads can consist of as many as 10 playersSome teams may have an 11th “International player,” whose primary residence is outside the United States. The league will decide in any given year which teams will be allowed to have such a player.Practice squad players are free to sign with any other NFL team Cheap Trai Turner Jersey , provided they are placed immediately on the signing team’s 53-man roster. A player cannot jump from one practice squad to another unless he is released first, thus becoming a free agent.A practice squad player may not sign to the active roster of his team’s upcoming opponent, unless he does so during a bye week or at least six days prior to the upcoming game.A player must pass through waivers after being released before he can be signed to a practice squad. Waiver priority is based on the 2018 NFL Draft order Cheap Donte Jackson Jersey , so the Panthers will be No. 24 on the list.If a practice squad player signs to the active roster of another team, he is guaranteed three weeks of NFL regular-season salary even if he is released after only one week.Practice squad eligibilityNot all NFL players are eligible for practice squads. These practice squads are generally designed to give young players opportunities to break into the league, though there can be some exceptions.A player may only serve two seasons on a practice squad. An otherwise eligible player may be a practice squad player for a third season only if the team by which he is employed that season has at least 53 players on its Active/Inactive List during the entire period of his employment.A practice squad player needs to have less than one Accrued Season of NFL experience. An Accrued NFL Season is considered six games Da'Norris Searcy Jersey , but players with one Accrued Season who were active for less than nine games regular-season games would be practice squad eligible.A player is deemed to have served a full practice squad season if he is on a team’s practice for at three regular-season or postseason games during his two practice squad years.Players granted a third practice squad season are considered to have used it if they are on the practice squad for a single regular- or postseason game.