5 Tight Ends, 3 QBs, 2 Tackles on IR: What the Panthers Told Us Today (Morgan, Canales, Okereke, Tremble)

5 Tight Ends, 3 QBs, 2 Tackles on IR: What the Panthers Told Us Today (Morgan, Canales, Okereke, Tremble)

From Two Growls One Roar: A Carolina Panthers Podcast by Carolina Dad

September 2, 2026 · 23 min

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The episode discusses the Carolina Panthers' recent roster changes and insights from key team figures during a press conference.

Cutdown week got loud in Charlotte. On Tuesday, September 1, the Carolina Panthers put four voices at the podium — GM Dan Morgan, head coach Dave Canales, new linebacker Bobby Okereke, and tight end Tommy Tremble — and between them they explained a 72-hour stretch that reshaped two position groups and sent a 2024 third-round pick to the New York Jets. Two Growls One Roar breaks down every answer, every quote, and what we think it all really means with 12 days to go before the Chicago Bears come to Bank of America Stadium. We start with the Trevin Wallace decision. Canales called the Wallace–Claudin Cherelus competition "neck and neck" and said Cherelus "had an edge" on special teams. Morgan, who watched tape with Wallace in his office "multiple times," said the call was difficult but pointed to the Okereke signing, Tyrel Dodson on the practice squad, and rookie Jackson Kuwatch as the reasons he feels good about the room. Then, unprompted, Morgan went further: "You're not going to hit every pick... that's on me to go back and look at our processes." We talk about what that self-critique signals in year three of his tenure. Bobby Okereke's…

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Host: Carolina Dad

Guests: Bobby Okereke, Tommy Tremble

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