Increased revenue leads to increased spending in the NFL

The Carolina Panthers hired executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis away from the Kansas City Chiefs last season to help general manager Dan Morgan work some magic with the NFL's ever expanding and flexible salary cap. The pair of executives are tasked with building one of the shallowest rosters in the league into something competitive. That job got a little easier this week thanks to a substantially larger than expected salary cap for the 2025 season.

In discussing the Panthers biggest cap hits this offseason, we had pointed out...

A look at the stars who could be extended to help the team

The Carolina Panthers are entering the 2025 season with approximately $250M in cap liabilities against a $272M salary cap. That leaves them with just shy of $21M in cap space at the moment. Based on future cap projections, they are currently working with about $150M in space in 2026 and $222M in space in 2027.

Half of the Panthers current liabilities are eaten up by their seven most expensive players. $123M of their cap is accounted for by the contracts of Taylor Moton, Robert Hunt, Derrick Brown,...

Which position group on the roster is the weakest?

The Carolina Panthers are coming off of a weird season. Well, weirder than usual. A lack of depth across the board was exposed by numerous injuries, leading to an offense that was often came up a couple plays short and a defense that gave up an NFL record number of points

If last offseason was about setting up Bryce Young for a successful evaluation then this offseason needs to be about building an actually competitive team around him.

That is not small task for second year general manager Dan Morgan and...

Let’s take a closer look at one of the prospects the Panthers could select in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Since it’s never too early to look forward to the NFL Draft, this weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2025 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers could seriously consider. This week our profile will focus on Michigan Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland.

Loveland was a two sport athlete in high school, and the University of Michigan took note of...

We are in the throes of mock draft season. Let’s see which analysts’ mocks we love, hate, and everything in between.

Everybody loves a good mock draft. There are a bunch of places where you can create your own mock drafts to make sure the team you like gets the player you want. But it’s still interesting to see what national pundits predict will happen and what direction they think the Carolina Panthers will go in the draft. We’ll revisit some of these as we hit different milestones throughout the process. Things will change after the combine and again after...

The Carolina Panthers have locked down their backup behind Bryce Young.

The Carolina Panthers have re-signed Andy Dalton to a two year deal. The team has officially announced the deal, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter has the details.

The contract is right at the going rate for established backup quarterbacks. Jameis Winston, Tyrod Taylor, and Davis Mills are all in the same salary bracket as Dalton.

It’s a very fair deal and was always the right move. Young and Dalton seem to have a very good relationship, and Dalton has the experience, wisdom, and demeanor to help Young develop into a...

The Panthers are looking at a total reset at their safety position in 2025.

The Panthers enter the 2025 Offseason looking to rebuild one of the worst statistical defenses in NFL history. And while the front seven, mainly defensive line, has become the focal point for many fans and analysts, the Panthers safety position might be in an even worse spot. Xavier Woods and Jordan Fuller entered the season as the starters, with Nick Scott being a key backup and special teams ace Sam Franklin eventually returned to the lineup after starting the year on injured/reserve. All are set to...

We bring you or weekly Panthers fan mailbag as we continue on into the NFL Offseason.

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re continuing into the offseason as plans start to take shape, out of the public eye however. The Panthers had a lot of well defined objectives going into 2024, mainly to add talent around Bryce Young so he could be successful, as he was the biggest question mark of the Panthers off-season. This time around, the defense obviously needs to be addressed heavily, and more skill weapons need to be added....

As the Panthers look to reverse their fortunes in 2025 they’ll be doing so virtually no contributions from their last six second round picks.

The Carolina Panthers are currently one full year into what could be called “Rebuild 3.0” under new head coach Dave Canales.

Rebuild 1.0 began in 2020 with the hiring of former college coach Matt Rhule. Rebuild 2.0 kicked off in 2023 after Rhule was fired and replaced by experienced NFL head coach Frank Reich, a bold new strategy that lasted all of 11 games before Reich was summarily dismissed.

Yes, NFL rebuilds need competent, consistent coaching....

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Here’s a fresh weekend open thread just for you.

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The legend returns for another ride.

The Carolina Panthers have re-signed long snapper JJ Jansen to a one-year deal, bringin him back for a 17th consecutive season with the franchise. Jansen is far and away the longest tenured Panther either on the team presently or in franchise history.

Jansen has provided the team with consistency and personality at a position that brooks no chaos. The 39-year old has been a stable locker room presence since the waning days of John Fox’s career in the Carolinas and is clearly looking to continue that role into the start of his 40’s.

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