Philly Brown Injury: Updates on Panthers WR's Shoulder and Return

Philly Brown is active vs. the Seahawks after dealing with a nagging shoulder injury throughout the week.

Continue for updates.   

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Brown Active vs. Seahawks

Saturday, Jan. 10

Joe Person of The Charlotte Observer has the latest on Brown:

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Brown Listed as Questionable

Friday, Jan. 9

Black and Blue Review has the latest on Brown:

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Panthers Optimistic, Brown Thinks He Can Play

Thursday, Jan. 8

ESPN's David Newton reported that Brown practiced in pads on Thursday and noted the staff is "optimistic" about his chances of playing. Joe Person of The Charlotte Observer added more details:

Max Henson of Panthers.com provided a synopsis of what Brown had to say about his outlook, while Steve Reed of The Associated Press shared a comment from the player:   

The Panthers reveal how they'll replace Brown if he is unable to play:

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Brown Catches Passes in Practice

Wednesday, Jan. 7  

Black & Blue Review provided an update on Brown's status:

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Brown Makes Appearance at Practice

Tuesday, Jan. 6

According to Steve Reed of the Associated Press, Philly Brown worked on the sideline in practice Tuesday:

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Brown Day-to-Day

Monday, Jan. 5

Head coach Ron Rivera announced that Brown is day-to-day. David Newton of ESPN provided the news along with his take on Brown's potential absence:

The Panthers shared new details on the specifics of Brown's injury:

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Brown Dealing with Shoulder Injury

Sunday, Jan. 4

Joe Person of The Charlotte Observer originally reported Brown's injury:

Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports that Brown had an MRI, but his status is the same:

Brown had to leave the team's 27-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday after he fell awkwardly on his arm while attempting to catch a Cam Newton pass in the end zone. He had three receptions for 37 yards.

Brown emerged as a weapon for the Panthers in his rookie season, catching 21 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns while also contributing in the return game and registering a punt return for a touchdown in the regular season.  

If Brown is unable to play this weekend, Brenton Bersin would step into the No. 3 role in the passing game. While Brown's loss wouldn't be as impactful to Carolina's passing game as the absence of Kelvin Benjamin or Greg Olsen would be, he did lead the team with six targets at the time of his injury on Saturday. 

Bucky Brooks of NFL.com tweeted about one aspect of Carolina's offense that would suffer without Brown:

Clearly, Newton and company trust Brown enough to make him a big part of the postseason game plan. They'd certainly prefer he was available come the divisional round.