Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! After an exciting start to free agency last week, the Panthers have followed that up by filling out the rest of their roster. They signed left tackle Rasheed Walker over the weekend, they re-signed punter Sam Martin on Monday, and have been […]
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Dan Morgan came out swinging in free agenct this offseason, signing two of the top free agents in the 2026 class who also happened to meet at the surprising nexus of positional need and scheme fit. Of course, doing so involved committing up to $165M over the next four years to just Jaelan Phillips and […]
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Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an […]
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The Panthers found a way to bring back 17 game starter Nick Scott to his home. Nick Scott became a free agent following a career year on Ejiro Evero’s defense. The Panthers went into the off-season with a need at safety as a result. Luckily, like left tackle yesterday, the Panthers managed to address that […]
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Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
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Left Tackle help is on the way for the Carolina Panthers. The deal is reportedly for about $10 million. Rasheed Walker became a free agent after the Packers chose to let him walk this offseason. The former 7th round pick started 48 games as a Packer, and most recently was their starting left tackle in […]
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Free agency technically never ends, but it generally seems like about 90% of the most consequential acquisitions are made in the first few days. We’ve past that point, and the pace of deals has decreased from pouring in to a slight trickle. The Carolina Panthers have been busy, re-signing a slew of special teams and […]
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Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The Panthers did the things we don’t often expect, as they signed two of the absolute top defensive free agents in the early days of the week. So, I got to go through all of your questions, from weeks […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
7 days ago | 4 reads
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an […]
8 days ago | 1 read
Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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