{"id":378241,"date":"2026-08-22T09:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378241\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:53:11","slug":"2026-preseason-week-2-5-storylines-to-watch-in-panthers-vs-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378241\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Preseason, Week 2: 5 Storylines to Watch in Panthers vs. Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2.An issue of depth. Whether starters play will decide how much some of these storylines pertain specifically to Friday, but offensive line depth has emerged as a main preseason Jaguars issue. Guard Patrick Mekari, a starter last season, underwent recent back surgery and is expected to be out early in the regular season. Guard <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/wyatt-milum\/\" title=\"Wyatt Milum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wyatt Milum<\/a>, who was expected to compete with Mekari in training camp, has been out of practice recently and the Jaguars on Thursday traded a seventh-round selection in the 2027 NFL Draft to the New York Giants for guard <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/daniel-faalele\/\" title=\"Daniel Faalele\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Faalele<\/a>. A positive here: Tackle <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/cole-van-lanen\/\" title=\"Cole Van Lanen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Van Lanen<\/a>, on the Physically Unable to Perform list with a knee injury to start camp, was moved to the active roster Thursday. Rookie guard <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/emmanuel-pregnon\/\" title=\"Emmanuel Pregnon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmanuel Pregnon<\/a> has impressed recently, and could push to make the Jaguars&#8217; early season starting five as follows: Left tackle <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/anton-harrison\/\" title=\"Anton Harrison\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Harrison<\/a>, Pregnon, veteran <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/robert-hainsey\/\" title=\"Robert Hainsey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hainsey<\/a>, right guard <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/team\/players-roster\/ezra-cleveland\/\" title=\"Ezra Cleveland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ezra Cleveland<\/a> and Van Lanen. Injury issues here may mean a slew of reserves playing Friday to secure roster and practice-squad spots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2.An issue of depth. 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