Are the Carolina Panthers holding out wide receiver Diontae Johnson for Diontae Johnson and the Carolina Panthers or for Diontae Johnson and another team? Well, from the perspective of his job, head coach Dave Canales says it's the former.

In addition to the Panthers’ top two wide receivers being on the shelf, Carolina quarterback Andy Dalton is listed as “doubtful.”

The NFL trade deadline often leads to odd and vague answers to be given to relatively simple questions. When Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales was asked if limiting wide receiver Diontae Johnson was related to the trade deadline, he gave reporters a cryptic, long-winded response, per Joe Person of The Athletic.

Bryce Young will be minus two top targets when he gets back under center for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. On Friday, receivers Diontae Johnson (rib) and Adam Thielen (hamstring)

Amid all of the wide receiver dealing leading up to the trade deadline, the one name to watch now appears to be Carolina Panthers wide receiver

If Diontae Johnson isn’t long for Carolina, here are four teams that could call up the Panthers about a trade before the deadline:

The expectation around the NFL is that Carolina Panthers Diontae Johnson will be on the move by the Nov. 5 deadline, Dan Graziano reported for ESPN.

Quite a few receiver-needy contenders, as well as their respective fans, would probably love to take Diontae Johnson away from the Carolina Panthers. But what does Johnson himself think of the recent rumor and innuendo about a possible move?

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young may not have his offense's top target in his return under center on Sunday. Wideout Diontae Johnson did not participate in Thursday's practice due to a rib injury.