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The left tackle did not practice on Wednesday after his appendectomy last week, leaving his availability for the opener up in the air.

Tershawn Wharton and Princely Umanmielen are changing it up, and rookies Cam Jackson and Ryan Fitzgerald also have new looks from the preseason.

As Bryce Young's confidence level has risen over the last 11 months, so has to his ability to play loose, free, and joyful, something paying dividends for the Panthers.

The chart largely follows what we saw during the preseason, with the exception of the recent shakeup at wide receiver.

With another new season about to start, there's a general sense of optimism for improvement, but a true lack of certainty about how all this is going to unfold. And you had lots of questions about it.

From the plan with Travis Hunter, to a formidable duo of edge rushers, here's what you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars ahead of the Carolina Panthers' Week 1 matchup.

Dave Canales has built this Panthers program on the notion of being developmentally-minded. As he enters Year 2, that development is starting to pay off, and showing signs of sustainability.

The veteran wideout went from released on Tuesday to running around with the starters six days later, and he said he's grateful for the chance to extend his career the only place he would have.

Players voted Bryce Young, Derrick Brown, and JJ Jansen the season-long captains. They'll be joined each week by a rotating captain.

From the pranks and the locker room jokes, to the special bonding that put coaches and star players on equal footing with practice squaders and staffers, it was quite a time to be alive.