Hunt was limited in practice throughout the week before being listed as questionable. He is currently ranked as a top-10 pass-blocking guard by Pro Football Focus. Inactive for the Panthers are S Russ Yeast, RB Mike Boone, LB Josey Jewell, C Andrew Raym, G Jarrett Kingston, and DE Jayden Peevy.

Hunt was part of an expensive effort to retool Carolina’s offensive line this offseason and the mission was wildly successful. Pro Football Focus currently has the Panthers ranked as their No. 2 pass-blocking team. Hunt was limited in practice throughout the week. He should be able to play through the hip issue, though we won’t know for sure until the Panthers declare their inactives ahead of kickoff.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports it includes $63 million guaranteed, a king’s ransom for an interior lineman. The Panthers needed wholesale blocking improvements as they look to get Bryce Young’s career on track following a calamitous rookie campaign. 2020 second-rounder Hunt is a good, if not elite, place to start. He did miss extensive 2023 time with injury. This could end up a severe overpay. The Panthers are in a position to overpay as they try to develop Young during the remaining years of his rookie contract.

Hunt was the Dolphins’ second-round pick in the 2020 draft and has graded out as the 5th-best guard in the NFL this season, according to Pro Football Focus. Hunt has been equally adept in both pass blocking and run blocking, so his loss is a notable one. However, the Titans are also likely to be without stud defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons, so Hunt’s injury might not impact the Dolphins much in Week 14, but they’ll hope he can come back soon.