The Carolina Panthers have signed former Auburn linebacker Chandler Wooten, the NFL team announced on Tuesday.

Carolina signed Wooten from the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad for its active roster, so he is eligible to make his NFL debut on Sunday, when the Panthers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Wooten comes to Carolina with the Panthers battling injuries at linebacker. A starter at outside linebacker, Frankie Luvu missed Carolina’s past two games because of a shoulder injury, and Corey Littleton, who took Luvu’s place in the lineup, sustained a groin injury in Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Panthers had an open spot on their active roster after trading wide receiver Robbie Anderson to the Cardinals on Monday.

Wooten joined Arizona as a rookie free agent after going undrafted in April. He made 95 tackles for Auburn in 2021, when he served as a team captain.

Wooten’s preseason work with the Cardinals included an interception against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 21.

Wooten did not survive the cut at the end of the preseason to the regular-season roster limit, but Arizona re-signed him for its practice squad.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.