CHARLOTTE— Austin Corbett walked through the locker room with a smile, throwing over his shoulder, "feels like a breeze coming through here. That window is open."

There are no windows in the Panthers locker room, but there is one for Corbett, who's 21-day window to practice will be opened on Wednesday in an effort to come off injured reserve. He's been on IR since his Week 2 left knee injury.

"His window will open this week to see where he's at physically and again this is proving that we can handle the physical load, from a football standpoint," Canales explained of the Corbett decision.

It's a chance for the offensive lineman to take a crucial step in his return to play process, and get back on the field.

"We've kind of monitored over these last couple of weeks, making sure and let

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