Overview

• The Panthers listed Ekwonu as active on their inactives report after he was questionable with an illness through Friday.
• Ekwonu missed the opener while recovering from an emergency appendectomy performed on Aug. 24.
• Head coach Dave Canales said the staff increased Ekwonu’s practice reps daily and would continue to monitor his response.
• Defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton is out with a hamstring injury, with Canales indicating a two-to-four-week outlook; Bobby Brown III is expected to start and rookie Cam Jackson will make his NFL debut.
• Carolina struggled in Week 1 without Ekwonu as Yosh Nijman allowed six pressures and the offense scored 10 points; Nijman is inactive for Week 2.