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Panthers secondary getting a boost from player designated to return from IR?

After the Carolina Panthers allowed numerous big passing plays during their recent three-game skid, help could finally be on the way.

The team designated safety Da’Norris Searcy to return from injured reserve on Wednesday, meaning the team can activate him any time in the next 21 days. He practiced Wednesday after missing Carolina’s past eight games while in the concussion protocol.

“We’ll continue to give him a week to really see where he is physically, and then we’ll go from there,” coach Ron Rivera said of Searcy on Wednesday. “We have a couple of safeties obviously that are veteran guys that have been a little bit nicked up, so we’ll have to see.