Panthers looking to ‘rev up’ Tarik Cohen a bit more this week
Is Tarik Cohen getting closer to an improbable return? He may very well be.
Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Chris Tabor spoke with reporters ahead of Thursday’s practice. Tabor, right off the top, was asked about the progress of the former All-Pro returner and running back.
“He’s doin’ fine,” Tabor said of Cohen. “He’s doin’ fine. I think it’s another week to where you kinda begin to rev him up a little bit more and keep puttin’ more on his plate and see how he responds. But so far, he’s done well.”
Cohen, who has not played an NFL snap since Week 3 of the 2020 campaign, is still trying to make his way back from a devastating string of injuries—including tears to his ACL, MCL and Achilles tendon as well as a tibial plateau fracture. The 28-year-old, in a big first step, signed to the Panthers’ practice squad last Wednesday.
While Tabor stopped short of saying if Cohen would be on the active roster soon, attributing that duty to head coach Frank Reich, he did say that the dynamic ball carrier is moving along in the process.
“I think that he’s on track,” he stated. “It’s a player that hasn’t played in a couple years. So, as we always say, you’re just kinda gettin’ a little Pledge there and dustin’ off the shelf.”
