The Carolina Panthers clearly want to upgrade the top of their receiver depth chart

After a busy first week in Free Agency, the Carolina Panthers have made zero changes to their wide receiver room. Yes, the defense was the priority this year, but they know they have a young quarterback who requires investment to thrive.

That's why they were connected to trade rumors left and right with big names like Tee Higgins (staying with the Cincinnati Bengals), DK Metcalf (traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers), and Brandon Aiyuk (staying with the San Francisco 49ers, for now).

The only definitive moves the...

The Carolina Panthers clearly want to upgrade the top of their receiver depth chart

After a busy first week in Free Agency, the Carolina Panthers have made zero changes to their wide receiver room. Yes, the defense was the priority this year, but they know they have a young quarterback who requires investment to thrive.

That's why they were connected to trade rumors left and right with big names like Tee Higgins (staying with the Cincinnati Bengals), DK Metcalf (traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers), and Brandon Aiyuk (staying with the San Francisco 49ers, for now).

The only definitive moves the...

Carolina has positive, if mixed, feelings on Horn’s contract

Last week we asked fans of the Carolina Panthers how they felt about the then-record breaking contract extension that cornerback Jaycee Horn landed at the start of free agency. Since then, the market for NFL cornerbacks has been reset by the even bigger extension that the Houston Texans awarded to Derek Stingley Jr.

Panthers fans gave Horn’s extension a positive endorsement, but most weren’t ready to say that general manager Dan Morgan and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis knocked this particular contract out of the park.

75% of...

After years of turnover, turmoil, and inconsistency, the 2025 Carolina Panthers will likely be starting the same 11 players as they did in 2024.

If the season started today, it’s highly likely the Carolina Panthers offense would be starting the year with 11 of the same starters from their 2024 campaign.

This is an incredible feat for a team that has been engaged in meandering rebuilds for the better part of the past six years. Carolina has had three coaches in three seasons. The team has had five different Day 1 starting quarterbacks over the last six seasons.

The Panthers...

Most Panthers fans are hoping the team trades down from the 8th pick. What if they traded up instead?

With the NFL Draft set to take place next month, and the first wave of free agency in the rearview mirror, we have a more firm idea of what each team might be looking for in the first round of the Draft. For example, the Tennessee Titans have not been connected to any of the free agent quarterbacks at any point of the offseason, so the likelihood of them taking Cam Ward with the first overall pick has grown. The Panthers...

Come bring us your burning questions in this week’s fan mailbag!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Last week, the Panthers made quite a few moves in free agency that helped address their biggest needs going into the offseason, but more importantly to Draft nerds, helped give us a picture of what the team will look like going into the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, the hyper scrutiny of workouts, team visits, and draft rumors are in full swing, and its time to talk about it! Bring me your questions, players you’d like to...

Horn’s tenure with the top contract lasted one week

Last week, the Carolina Panthers made corner Jaycee Horn the highest paid defensive back of all time with a monster four-year, $100M extension that included $70M in guarantees. The Houston Texans took one week to blow that deal out of the water. This morning they extended their own cornerback, Derek Stingley Jr, with a three-year deal worth $90M and $89M guaranteed.

Stingley was selected by the Texans with the third overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, one year after the Panthers picked Horn at a similar draft position. Similarly to...

Here’s this week’s open thread.

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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!

The Carolina Panthers brought in seven new players so far. Here’s how each projects to help out the squad.

With a lot of work to do this offseason, the Carolina Panthers entered free agency with a plan and a truckload of money to spend. They did not disappoint, as they have brought in one of the larger free agency crops in the NFL and spent a pretty penny in the process.

In the first week of free agency, the Panthers have brought in seven new players who all project to have notable roles on the team. Let’s take a quick...

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

Feel free to use this thread to hang out over the weekend and chat about whatever you want (just make sure you follow the ToS ... the rules still apply here) with anyone who decides to stick around.

This is now an open thread!

Bringing you part two of this week’s fan mailbag!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We were a little lighter on the questions this week, mostly because the news came POURING IN for free agency signings. I’m personally fine with that, I really enjoy being able to participate and be excited about free agency. So, let’s dive into this week’s questions.

@WTMealey: Our defense with the additions is now

A. a little better but still near the bottom unless we draft some studs

**B. Top 25 with potential to be...

The center position was in flux just a few weeks ago, but now Austin Corbett, Brady Christensen, and Cade Mays are all returning in 2025.

Until just a few days ago, center was one of the greatest positions of need for the Carolina Panthers.

The Panthers started three different centers last year in Austen Corbett, Brady Christensen, and Cade Mays. None of them were under contract when the 2024 season drew to a close.

Corbett was the Week 1 starter last year but suffered a season-ending biceps injury in Week 5. Fourth-year jack-of-all-trades Brady Christensen filled in at starting center...