After two games in the starting lineup, Chad Rinehart has been demoted all the way down to the inactive list.
Ouch.
That’s where he spent most of the first 18 games of his NFL career. Today, Mike Williams will start at right guard. It will be Williams’ first NFL start since 2005.
The rest of the inactives are Hunter Smith, Kevin Barnes, Anthony Alridge, Edwin Williams, Robert Henson, Marko Mitchell, and Anthony Montgomery.
This means that D’Anthony Batiste will be one of the backups at guard along with Will Montgomery.
Edit: Panthers inactives are running back Tyrell Sutton, cornerback C.J. Wilson, running back Mike Goodson (concussion), tackle Garry Williams, guard Duke Robinson, defensive tackle Antwon Burton and defensive end Hilee Taylor, with A.J. Feeley the No. 3 (emergency) quarterback.
Edit 2: A tweet (I’ve actually become comfortable typing that word–scary!) from @John_Keim might explain the move:
@john_keim: did Lewis say this to Zorn?: ‘Dude, your OL needs some changes. Who put this thing together?’ worthy question, no?
