The Panthers will get some pass rushing help back if they are able to make the playoffs. Suspended defensive end Frank Alexander has been reinstated by the league.
In May, the NFL suspended Alexander for the first four games of the season. He was reinstated September 29 but was suspended two days later for 10 more games.
“I feel like I let a lot of people down. I want to try to get back on the right track,” said Alexander, twice suspended by the NFL for violating its policy and program for substances of abuse. “The organization has been real supportive. They could have easily just said, ‘OK, we’re done with Frank.’
“I thank those guys for allowing me to still be in meetings and come up here and work out and do what I’ve got to do. Without the support of my family and all the people that have been with me through this, I couldn’t have done it.”