We’re down to single digits in our countdown towards the Carolina Panthers season opener. It’s just over a week away. With there being eight days left, our countdown piece is focused on number 8 himself: cornerback Jaycee Horn.

Horn, the eighth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has been the best defensive back on the Carolina Panthers since he was drafted. His reception amongst fans has been mixed, however, due to a combination of injuries spoiling his availability, need at other positions available at his draft position, and the low visibility of a good cornerback on network television broadcasts....

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Despite flagging hopes after the preseason, most fans of the Carolina Panthers are still confident in at least mild improvements from their favorite team in 2025. The Panthers have not won more than five games in a season with a full time head coach since 2018. Dave Canales matched that in 2024 in his first year as a head coach at any level of football. That “success” combined with quarterback Bryce Young’s improved play down the stretch generated a level of optimism that has carried through the offseason.

Fans were extremely high on the Panthers after the draft and free...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! You all had plenty of questions throughout the week, and since the Asks post, we saw WR Adam Thielen traded to the Vikings and a bunch of roster turnover following the 53 man roster cutdown deadline. Let’s dive right in!

TurfMunster: Will panthers really roll with 7 wrs? And why isn’t Renfrow one of them?

This question came prior to the Adam Thielen trade, but the team still stands at 7 WRs as they added rookie Dalevon Campbell via waiver claims. They talked about...

We’re down to single digits in our countdown towards the Carolina Panthers season opener. It’s just over a week away. With their being nine days left, our countdown piece is centered around quarterback Bryce Young.

Young has had himself a career already, and it’s only been two seasons. He was brought in as the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft after the Panthers gave up a haul of draft picks to move up to that spot. This of course came after the Panthers had previously given up not insignificant draft capital to acquire Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield...

After Jaycee Horn’s car accident requiring a number of stitches to his thumb and Nic Scourton’s collapsed lung suffered in a joint practice with the Houston Texans, the Carolina Panthers have yet another semi-bizarre medical situation this offseason as starting left tackle Ikem Ekwonu underwent an appendectomy on Sunday night. While there have been instances of players having this surgery and still playing just 8 days later, it would be wishful thinking to rely on Ekwonu to be ready to roll for the Week One matchup versus the Jacksonville Jaguars in just ten days.

With a couple of options sitting...

With 10 days left until the Carolina Panthers open their 2025 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, it’s time to look at somebody who could wear the number 10 jersey this season, newly claimed wide receiver Dalevon Campbell.

The history of #10

There are a lot of fun names that harken back to specific eras of Panthers football who wore the number 10 jersey. There were punters like Todd Sauerbrun and Johnny Hekker. There were wide receivers like Curtis Samuel and Corey “Hollywood” Brown. There was the tragically misunderstood project that was Armanti Edwards.

Sauerbrun and Samuel each wore the...

With the first round of cuts and waiver claims out of the way, the Carolina Panthers have made a couple of changes to their roster after yesterday’s 53-man deadline and have started to fill out their practice squad. The biggest shocker was that Carolina claimed a wide receiver from the Los Angeles Chargers after trading away Adam Thielen this morning. The full list of transactions is below:

Waiver claims

Dalevon Campbell, wide receiver
Damarri Mathis, defensive back

Campbell is another big bodied, fast (6’4”, 205 lbs, 4.42 40-yard dash) receiver who clearly fits Dave Canales’ ideal mold. The undrafted...

The Carolina Panthers have finalized the first iteration of their 53-man roster for the 2025 season. After trading wide receiver Adam Thielen and claiming wide receiver Dalevon Campbell and defensive back Damarri Mathis, the Panthers now look toward their Week 1 matchup against Jacksonville. Here is how I could see them lining up.

Offense

Quaterback

• Bryce Young
• Andy Dalton

No surprises here. This is likely Bryce’s last chance to silence the critics, and he’s been put in a good spot to succeed.

Runningback

• Chuba Hubbard
• Rico Dowdle
• Trevor Etienne

Another straightforward position...

After days, maybe weeks of rumors, the Carolina Panthers have traded wide receiver Adam Thielen to the Minnesota Vikings. The Panthers are sending out a couple of late round picks with Thielen and in return are getting a fifth round pick next year and a fourth round pick the year after.

It’s sad to see Thielen go after he established himself as not washed and a reliable target for Bryce Young. He’s been far and away the Panthers’ best receiver in his two seasons here. However, Thielen was apparently interested in a homecoming after he grew up, went to college,...

With 11 days left until the Carolina Panthers open their 2025 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, it’s time to look at the number 11 jersey, outside linebacker Nic Scourton

Nictiedric Scourton

Scourton was the Panthers second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, taken 51st overall out of Texas A&M. Scourton and the Panthers third pick, outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen, are part of a significant investment the Panthers have made into reshaping their pass rush with an eye towards both the present and the future

Both Scourton and Umanmielen were one-time projected first round picks. In Scourton’s case, transferring from...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, part 1 of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! This edition was slightly delayed, I figured it didn’t make sense to post it the morning of the 53 man roster cutdown since there’s always a ton of turnover, where now we have a more complete idea of what this regular season roster will look like come week 1. We should also see Practice Squads finalized in the next couple of days as well.

You all know the drill, this is your place to ask all your burning Offseason questions, whether they be Panthers...