Carolina Panthers Pass Rusher Ruled Out for Week 7

The Carolina Panthers are looking to make it three straight wins when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 in Charlotte. After beating the Detroit Lions going into the bye week, the Panthers were able to get a good win in Philadelphia last week. 

Sitting at 3-2 on the year, the opportunity to extend their lead in the division presents itself and so does the chance to bury the Buccaneers even more. But if Carolina wants to do that, they will have to without a star pass rusher. 

Ahead of Sunday's kickoff, the Panthers officially announced their inactives for the game. 

Leading the way is pass rusher Jaelan Phillips, who is dealing with a hamstring injury he reaggravated last week in Philadelphia. His status throughout the week was in doubt and with a questionable designation for his injury, the Panthers made the call to sit him this week.

That means it's Princely Umanmielen and Patrick Jones II starting as the edge rushers for Carolina. Below is the full injury report for the Panthers in Week 7:

As noted above, King will be the emergency third quarterback behind starter Bryce Young and backup Kenny Pickett.

Monroe Freeling will also be the backup to tackles Rasheed Walker and Taylor Moton for this game. Freeling had been dealing with his own injury. 

The good news for Tampa Bay is that Baker Mayfield will return after missing time and will start in Week 7. He's been out dealing with a hand injury and will be wearing a special glove to protect his thumb. 

With Mayfield out, the Buccaneers turned to rookie Jalon Daniels over the past few weeks, going 1-2 without him.  Below are the full inactives for the Bucs as we go into Week 7:

Egbuka, Goedeke and Winfield are out due to injury as a reason for missing this game.

The two teams will kickoff at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday in Charlotte and the Panthers are hoping to go 2-0 against NFC South opponents early on this season.