PJ Walker will be the Panthers’ starting quarterback

The backup quarterback will fill in for the injured Baker Mayfield; Sam Darnold is still not back from his injury

PJ Walker will be the quarterback headline of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, but interim head coach Steve Wilks hopes Baker Mayfield be available as a substitute.

Mayfield he hasn’t trained all week due to a sprained ankle and is in doubt. The team waits for one last MRI before making a decision to activate it or not.

On Friday, Mayfield He was in training, but did not participate. However, Wilks said that Mayfield he had “a great practice” with the coaches before the session.

“They took him through intense training, good moves, changes of direction and he really tried to put pressure on the ankle,” Wilks said. “He shot the ball well. He’s a tough guy. We’ll wait for the latest MRI report.”

Jacob Eason could be called up from the practice squad as the quarterback substitute if panthers decide not to activate Mayfield this week.

Walker is 2-0 as headline in the NFL, winning games in 2020 and 2021 with the panthersbut has only completed 57 percent of his passes, with eight interceptions and two touchdowns.

Mayfield has struggled this season, going 1-4 as headline and it’s at the bottom of almost every passing stat.

The others quarterbacksCarolina, Sam Darnold and Matt Corral, are on injured reserve. Corral will be out for the entire campaign.

Wilks said cornerback Jayce Horn (rib) likely won’t play this week, but he expects cornerbacks Donte Jackson (ankle) and CJ Henderson (knee) to play even though they didn’t practice Friday and are in doubt.

Wide receiver Laviska Shenault was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Wide receiver Robbie Anderson (illness) did not practice Friday and was added to injury doubt.