The Panthers lost 32-6 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and have been eliminated from playoff contention.<\/b>
\nCHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 The Carolina Panthers have sent all of their players home from Bank of America Stadium after six more players tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. That brings the total number of Carolina players on the COVID-19 reserve list to 13. Defensive end Brian Burns, linebacker Shaq Thompson, defensive end Marquis Haynes, defensive tackle Phil Hoskins, center Matt Paradis and defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon all tested positive on Monday. Paradis and Nixon were already on injured reserve. Panthers Coach Matt Rhule said the decision to send players home was made \u201cto stem the tide\u201d and get things under control. The team will conduct its meetings virtually until then, and Rhule is hoping to have players back in the building for practice on Wednesday. The Panthers lost 32-6 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and have been eliminated from playoff contention. They visit the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Allen has been the No.2 quarterback behind starter Joe Burrow. The team will likely have to add a quarterback to the roster. Starting defensive tackle D.J. Reader missed last Sunday\u2019s game after going on the COVID-19 list on Dec.20, the same day that starting cornerback Chidobe Awuzie came off it. Cincinnati hosts Kansas City on Sunday. \u2022 The Indianapolis Colts placed safety Jahleel Addae, cornerback T.J. Carrie, linebacker Malik Jefferson, running back Marlon Mack and tackle Braden Smith on the list. Smith has been a key member of the offensive line that has helped Jonathan Taylor lead the league in rushing. \u2022 The Cleveland Browns, who have been hit as hard as any team by COVID-19 cases the past few weeks, activated eight players, including defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and versatile running back Kareem Hunt. Clowney has missed the past two games \u2013 both losses \u2013 and his return will help a pass rush that hasn\u2019t been the same without him. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. is also back. He\u2019s been replaced the last two games by left guard Joel Bitoni, who can slide back to his usual spot. \u2022 Tampa Bay, hard hit by injuries on offense, put star wideout Mike Evans on the COVID-19 list, but activated wide receiver Breshad Perriman from it. Evans missed Sunday\u2019s game with an injury. \u2022 The Green Bay Packers placed G Ben Braden, LB Tipa Galeai, WR Amari Rodgers and LB Ty Summers on the list, and placed defensive lineman RJ McIntosh on the practice squad COVID-19 list. \u2022 Seattle added defensive end L.J. Collier to the list. Collier played 25 snaps in Sunday\u2019s loss to the Bears. Seattle has six players from the 53-man roster on the virus list. This time, owner Shad Khan doesn\u2019t have his guy already lined up. The Jaguars (2-13) will begin setting up and interviewing candidates this week \u2013 the NFL now allows teams to start the process during the final two weeks of the regular season \u2013 and Khan is expected to cast a wide net in search of his fifth head coach in the past decade. Khan had preliminary discussions with (and essentially targeted) Urban Meyer a year before he fired Doug Marrone following the 2020 season. Khan never imagined Meyer, one of college football\u2019s winningest coaches, would be such an NFL debacle. Khan fired Meyer on Dec.16, ending one of the most turbulent and toxic coaching tenures in league history, and clearly needs to completely tear down and rebuild a woeful franchise that\u2019s endured double-digit losses nine times in his 10 years. Jacksonville has dropped 34 of its past 39 games, including a 26-21 nail-biter at the New York Jets on Sunday. Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page. Enter your email and password to access comments. Forgot Password? Don’t have a Talk profile? Create one. Invalid username\/password. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Create a commenting profile by providing an email address, password and display name. You will receive an email to complete the registration. Please note the display name will appear on screen when you participate. Already registered? Log in to join the discussion. Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here\u2019s why. Use the form below to reset your password. When you’ve submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code. Send questions\/comments to the editors. \u00ab Previous<\/p>\n