Panthers claim three players off waivers. Here’s what you need to know about them
After trimming their roster down to 53 players Saturday, the Carolina Panthers claimed three players off the waiver wire Sunday, tied for the most in the league.
While the claims didn’t include a tight end, the Panthers picked up defensive back Rasul Douglas, defensive end Shareef Miller and offensive tackle Trenton Scott.
To make room for those players, though, the Panthers waived defensive end Efe Obada, a fan favorite; safety Kenny Robinson Jr.; and offensive tackle Matt Kaskey.
Obada, who was born in Nigeria, was a victim of human trafficking as a child. He was trafficked to the Netherlands when he was 10 and was homeless with his sister in London, living in and out of foster homes.
Obada, who is 6-foot-6, 265 pounds, found football at 21 with the London Warriors football team, and eventually made it to the NFL through its International Player Pathway program. He appeared in 26 games in two seasons for the Panthers.
Robinson was drafted in the fifth round by the Panthers, and Kaskey was undrafted in 2019.
Here’s more information on each of the three players the Panthers claimed Sunday:
Rasul Douglas
Position: DB
Years of experience: 3
Previous teams: Philadelphia Eagles
College: West Virginia
Draft round: Third (2017)
2019 Stats: In 16 games and six starts, Douglas had 35 tackles, 10 pass deflections, three tackles for loss, zero interceptions, and 41 catches allowed for 656 yards and six touchdowns. He was targeted 72 times.
Other notes: Douglas, who is 6-foot-2, 209 pounds, has five career interceptions in three seasons and 18 starts. One of those interceptions was against then Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton in 2017.
Shareef Miller
Position: DE
Years of experience: 1
Previous teams: Philadelphia Eagles
College: Penn State
Draft round: Fourth (2019)
2019 stats: One game
Other notes: Miller, a 6-foot-4, 254-pound edge rusher, had two sacks and eight tackles in three preseason games in 2019 as a rookie, but only played in one regular season game. He did not record a stat. Miller played for Penn State in college, where he was teammates with Panthers rookie Yetur Gross-Matos. Miller and Gross-Matos combined for 35 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in 2018.
Trenton Scott
Position: LT
Years of experience: 2
Previous teams: Los Angeles Chargers
College: Grambling State
Draft round: Undrafted (2018)
2019 stats: Scott, who is 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, played in 25 games and started in 10 through his first two seasons.
Other notes: Scott reunites with Panthers’ left tackle Russell Okung and offensive line coach Pat Meyer, who both came over from the Chargers. He started nine games for the Chargers in 2019 when Okung was out with with blood clots from a pulmonary embolism.
This story was originally published September 6, 2020 at 4:09 PM.
