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Dan Morgan has been busy at the start of free agency. He already shelled out big money to Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd to shore up the team’s biggest weaknesses. Now, the offense gets some love as they look to replenish the group after the departure of Cade Mays. First, the Carolina Panthers came to […]
The Carolina Panthers have unofficially won their division with just hours to spare before the league year officially opens. It’s been awhile, but I think that’s what a free agency spending spree like this usually means, right? Regardless of just how guaranteed their victory is this fall, we still have a long offseason left to […]
Saints sign LB Kaden Elliss The Saints’ only signing of day 2 comes on defense. Saints lose backup center Luke Fortner to Panthers free agent deal A tough loss for the Saints and to a division rival. Terron Armstead Shuts Down Cam Jordan Landing Spot Well, although Fortner left for a division rival, Cam Jordan […]
The Carolina Panthers kicked off (the legal tampering period that precedes) NFL free agency by filling all of their immediate needs. That sets them up nicely to take the best players available in every round of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft regardless of position. The rest of the division, meanwhile, mostly just lost or shuffled […]
The legal tampering window opens in just an hour. There’s no smoke yet, but we do expect the Panthers to start rubbing sticks together as soon as they can. That means agreeing to terms, restructuring contracts, and altogether shoring up roster holes ahead of next month’s NFL Draft. Keep your eyes here for all the […]
Recent Jacksonville Jaguars fans know turbulence all too well. The Urban Meyer disaster. The Dave Caldwell era. Trent Baalke’s fractured regime. One disappointment has followed another for the better part of a decade. Now, with linebacker Devin Lloyd heading to Carolina, some of those buried fan frustrations have seemingly resurfaced as trust within the fanbase […]
The Miami Dolphins' move to score a Day 2 draft pick for Jaelan Phillips proved to be a savvy one after Carolina broke the bank for him in free agency.
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re in the fun part of the off-season, as teams sign new players via free agency and re-shape their future leading into the NFL Draft. The Panthers have had some fun news so far, adding EDGE Jaelan Phillips and […]
Day 1 of Detroit Lions free agency will likely be most defined by the team’s losses rather than their gains. Detroit addressed their offensive line by agreeing to terms with former Panthers center Cade Mays and reserve tackle Larry Borom. Both of those additions certainly fill the team’s most-pressing needs, but a couple more needs […]
Anthony Campanile’s defense faces a significant void heading into 2026 after Devin Lloyd, the Jaguars’ All-Pro linebacker, agreed to join the Carolina Panthers on a three-year, $45 million deal. While the move was widely anticipated, its impact on Jacksonville’s defensive core still may be hard to overstate. The Jaguars traded into the first round of […]
The Panthers investment in their front seven on defense continues. Late Monday Night, Adam Schefter reported the Panthers had closed the deal with someone they’d been heavily rumored to be interested in and negotiating with, arguably the best available inside linebacker in free agency. Just like with EDGE Jaelan Phillips earlier in the day, the […]
The Panthers are adding to their quarterback room behind starter Bryce Young. Per reports, Carolina is inking former Eagles, Raiders, and Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett to a one-year deal worth up to $7.5 million with $4 million in guaranteed money. He has mainly been a backup the past two seasons after two seasons as a […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t done making moves on the first day of legal tampering. Per Jordan Schultz, the Steelers are signing former Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle. The South Carolina product rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons, averaging just under five yards per rush in each season. This […]
The Detroit Lions filled one of their biggest needs by agreeing to terms with former Carolina Panthers center Cade Mays. Though he’s only started 27 games over four seasons, Mays’ career has clearly been on the upswing. Initially an injury replacement for Austin Corbett at center in 2025, Mays remained at the pivot for the […]
The Detroit Lions have found their new center. According to Aaron Wilson, the Lions have agreed to terms with former Carolina Panthers starting center Cade Mays to a three-year, $25 million contract. Per Wilson, $14 million of that is guaranteed. Mays, the Panthers’ sixth-round pick in 2022, will turn just 27 years old in April. […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles edge defender Jaelan Phillips, SB Nation’s third overall rated free agent this season, is reportedly signing with the Carolina Panthers for a deal that is wildly outside of their current cap situation. The 26-year old pass rusher is one of the big gets of the offseason, a fact underscored by the 4-year, […]
Over the past few seasons, we’ve been putting together a team of ex-Jets based on how they had performed with their new teams during the year. Last month we recapped how ex-Jets fared during the 2025 season, so let’s now attempt to put together an all-former Jets team for 2025. Quarterback – Sam Darnold What […]
The “legal tampering period” before free agency opens today. That is to say that between now and the start of free agency on Wednesday, NFL teams will have the opportunity to leak all of the illegal tampering that they have been engaged in for weeks. Priorities for this offseason were clear (bolster the defense!) right […]
Panthers News Chuba Hubbard is heading into 2026 with a clear path back to the top of Carolina’s backfield after a 2025 season in which a calf injury cost him his starting role and altered the course of his year. The 26-year-old opened last season as the Panthers’ lead back before suffering a calf injury [...]
Last season too many of the Panthers opposing quarterbacks left the field at the end of the game with mostly clean jerseys. Sure, their jerseys may have been marred by sweat, spit, and maybe a Gatorade spill, but too few of them had grass stains. Lacking a signature edge rusher, the Panthers defense struggled to […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! This is your space to ask questions, and discuss any topic you’d like. We’re powering right into the free agency period next week, and its dream time across the NFL. Let’s jump right into all your questions! Chef: Give […]
The Carolina Panthers are coming off an 8-9 season and surprising NFC South division title. While many Panthers players who were on the active roster last season are already under contract for 2026 as the team hopes to build off last year’s success, there are a handful of fringe players Carolina is either returning from last year […]
The Buffalo Bills have traded for Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore. The move reunites Moore with his former coach, Joe Brady, who was with him while they were on the Carolina Panthers. Moore reshapes the Bills wide receiver move in just the right way, and at age 28, he has many more solid years […]
The combine has come and gone. The measurements are all well and good, but for a lot of teams, the chance to meet with players face to face is just as, if not more important. The Carolina Panthers likely met with a lot of players, but we only got a few reported to us. While […]
As the Panthers prepare for free agency, how is their salary cap situation being impacted by dead money and rolling over unused salary cap from last year? According to Spotrac, Carolina currently has $7.6 million in available cap space, which ranks 18th in the league. That number could change at any time if the front […]