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The Panthers figured out at least one of their positional question marks following Monday’s practice.
The Panthers chose to re-sign Austin Corbett during the off-season, following a 2024 campaign where the former starting guard had taken over at center, but only played in 5 games due to injury. The Panthers also re-signed Cade Mays following a pretty strong 2024 campaign where he ended up winning out as the center to replace Corbett for the rest of the season, including beating out former 3rd round pick and fellow 2025 re-signee Brady Christensen. So, the Panthers went into this off-season with options at center.
Per Canales, Austin Corbett won the job *officially* today, with Mays slated to be his primary backup and valuable depth for the rest of the interior. Canales stated that Corbett won the job based on his edge as a communicator. Luckily for this particular instance of competition for a starting role, it was one born from a few quality options, rather than out of necessity like other positions (especially on defense).
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