Panthers Notebook: Lewis says he'll be ready to go against Cards

Defensive tackles Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu went through full practice yesterday for the second day in a row and both said they will be ready for Saturday night's playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Lewis missed the Panthers' 33-31 win at New Orleans in the regular-season finale because of a shoulder injury suffered the previous week in a 34-28 overtime road loss to the New York Giants. Kemoeatu missed both of those games after suffering an ankle injury in the Panthers' 30-10 win over Denver on Dec. 14.

Lewis said he couldn't have played last week had the Panthers been in one of the NFC wild-card games, but he felt better thanks to the Panthers' first-round bye.

"It feels great," Lewis said. "I'm just a little sore today, and I was a little sore after yesterday's practice, which was expected. But the strength is holding up well. My mobility is good. I'm able to lock out and do the things I was doing before I got hurt. We've got braces to keep it from getting too far out of whack, so I think it'll be good."

(hickoryrecord.com)