The Carolina Panthers are expected to place safety Nate Salley on injured reserve later today with a knee injury. Salley originally injured the knee in training camp and has not practiced since. At first, the team felt like the injury was not serious, but Salley has not been able to return from what coach John Fox has described in the past as a "freak injury."

   The Panthers needed to make one roster move because they have activated Jeremy Bridges from the reserve-suspended list. Bridges, by the way, split time at right guard with Ryan Kalil during practice, but all signs point to Bridges returning to the lineup since that was the team's original plan in training camp.

   Three players were held out of practice -- safety Deke Cooper, defensive end Stanley McClover and linebacker Adam Seward. Cooper's injury opens the door for Marquand Manuel to step in and start this week against Atlanta Falcons.

   The Panthers made one practice squad move, signing cornerback Tanard Davis and releasing offensive tackle Kvin Sampson.