Quick Hits: Mingo's Chance, OLB Depth, Miles Sanders' Workload + More

Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich addressed the media one final time ahead of Sunday's season opener in Atlanta.

If WR Derek Wright will be up on game day

"There's a couple different scenarios. We'll see how Adam [Thielen] does over the next day or so, see how he responds and kind of what we need to do. I'll talk to him later today and figure out what, if any moves we need to make."

Jonathan Mingo stepping up this week

"It's Week 1. I mean, I expect everyone to elevate our game. That comes from what we do in practice. So the more work we get in practice, the more ready we are to let that show on game day."

Who would start at outside linebacker if Brian Burns doesn't play

"I'm not going to go into that right now. We'll address that as needed."

Confidence in the depth at outside linebacker

"Feel very confident. Feel very confident in our team. Excited about our team. Everybody wants a full squad out there and no injuries to deal with or no absences to deal with, but this is the NFL. This is just normal life in the NFL. We'll get ready to play and when we get there Sunday, the guys that are there will go out and do everything we can to win a football game."

If Miles Sanders will be on a pitch count

"I think we'll go into the game thinking like he's full, 100%. We've always envisioned there being a little bit of a rotation. He'll be the main guy, but we're not planning on him carrying every carry. We want to mix it up, keep him fresh. He's such a weapon. You want to be smart and pace that over the whole season."

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