Panthers reportedly agree to terms with former Packers OT Yosh Nijman

The Panthers have reportedly agreed to terms with free-agent OT Yosh Nijman.

The Carolina Panthers continued to build up their trenches on Monday.

As first reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the team has agreed to terms with free-agent offensive tackle Yosh Nijman. The 6-foot-7, 314-pounder spent the last five years as a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Green Bay inked Nijman as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech in 2019. There, the Orange, N.J. native racked up 32 starts over 45 outings for the Hokies—including 10 starts as a right tackle during his senior campaign.

Since his first NFL game in 2020, Nijman has appeared in all 67 of the Packers’ regular-season contests. He’s totaled 22 starts, with 21 of them coming between the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

Nijman has played the majority of his looks from the left tackle position. He has notched 1,001 career snaps on the blindside, 587 at right tackle and two at left guard.

The 28-year-old is now the third offensive lineman the Panthers have added this offseason, joining guards Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis.

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Panthers reportedly hosting former Cowboys WR Michael Gallup for visit

The Panthers are expected to meet with another free-agent WR next week.

It seems as though the Carolina Panthers are interested in adding another receiver or two, no?

According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the team is expected to meet with free-agent wideout Michael Gallup next week. This latest booking comes less than 24 hours after Carolina’s reported interest in former Los Angeles Chargers first-round pick Mike Williams, who is also set to visit.

The Atlanta, Ga. native was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. Gallup entered the league as a consensus All-American out of Colorado State University—where he recorded 100 receptions for 1,418 yards and seven scores in his final collegiate campaign.

He made an immediate impact for Dallas over his first three pro seasons. From 2018 to 2021, he totaled 158 catches for 2,457 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Gallup and the Cowboys agreed to five-year, $62.5 million extension in March of 2022, the spring after he tore his ACL in the team’s Week 17 outing of 2021. He’s played in 31 games since, notching 842 yards and six scores off 73 grabs.

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Panthers restructure Shaq Thompson’s contract for 2024 season

Shaq Thompson will be back in Carolina for a 10th season.

Shaq Thompson is about to make it an even decade in the Queen City.

According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, the Carolina Panthers have recently restructured Thompson’s contract. The move reduces his base pay this season to $3.1 million, with $1.7 million guaranteed, and clears up approximately $3 million in cap space for the team.

The Panthers reworked Thompson’s deal last offseason, which gave him an extra year with the organization. Prior to that adjustment, the contract was set to a $24.4 million cap hit for 2023 and would have sent him into free agency after the season.

Thompson will be entering his 10th campaign in Carolina, a run that began as the 25th overall selection of the 2015 NFL draft. He’s started in 108 of his 119 career games—having amassed 717 combined tackles, 12.0 sacks, three interceptions and four forced fumbles.

His 2023 season was cut painfully short after he sustained a fractured fibula in the Week 2 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

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Panthers reportedly hosting free-agent WR Mike Williams for visit

According to The Charlotte Observer, the Panthers plan to host former Chargers WR Mike Williams for a visit next week.

The Carolina Panthers have already done quite a bit of work at the start of the new league year. But they appear far from done.

According to Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer, the team plans to host free-agent wide receiver Mike Williams for a visit next week. The 29-year-old pass catcher was released by the Los Angeles Chargers in a money-saving move this past Wednesday.

A Holly Hill, S.C. native, Williams attended nearby Clemson University from 2013 to 2016. He wrapped up his time as a Tiger as a national champion and a first-team All-ACC member—an honor he earned after reeling in 98 catches for 1,361 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Williams was then selected with the seventh overall pick of the 2017 draft by the Chargers. Over his seven-year pro career, which has been slowed by injuries, the 6-foot-4, 218-pounder has totaled 309 receptions for 4,806 yards and 31 scores.

His 2023 campaign was cut short after just three games due to an ACL tear.

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Panthers reportedly signing former Rams S Jordan Fuller

The Panthers are reportedly set to reunite Jordan Fuller with Ejiro Evero and Jonathan Cooley.

The Carolina Panthers just had themselves another successful free-agent visit.

As first reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the team is expected to sign former Los Angeles Rams safety Jordan Fuller. Rapoport’s colleague Tom Pelissero added that the deal is a one-year agreement worth up to $5.25 million.

Fuller, who met with the Panthers on Friday, was selected by the Rams in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft. The Ohio State University product spent all four of his pro campaigns in Los Angeles—where he amassed 279 combined tackles, seven interceptions, four forced fumbles and 46 starts over 48 games.

It’d be out west where Fuller first crossed paths with current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero—who served as Fuller’s position coach in 2020 and the secondary coach in 2021. He also worked with Carolina’s secondary/cornerbacks coach Jonathan Cooley, who was a defensive assistant, assistant secondary coach and defensive backs coach for the Rams from 2020 to 2022.

In addition to Fuller, the Panthers reportedly reached an agreement with outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson on Friday.

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Panthers reportedly signing former Jaguars OLB K’Lavon Chaisson

The Panthers have reportedly come to terms on a one-year deal with former first-round pick K’Lavon Chaisson.

The Carolina Panthers are trying to boost their pass-rushing attack with a former first-round pick.

According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the team is signing outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million. Chaisson spent his first four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars selected the Louisiana State University Tiger with the 20th overall pick of the 2020 draft. That’s when he first crossed paths with current Panthers defensive line coach Todd Wash, who was entering his fifth and final year as Jacksonville’s defensive coordinator.

Chaisson is coming off a career-high 2.0 sacks in 2023. He also recorded 13 combined tackles and eight quarterback hits over 17 outings.

Jacksonville had used the 6-foot-3, 245-pounder sparingly on defense over the past three seasons. He played in 39.2 percent of the unit’s snaps in 2021, 18.4 percent (nine games) in 2022 and 25.4 percent this past season.

Along with Chaisson, Carolina added former Minnesota Vikings pass rusher D.J. Wonnum on a two-year, $12.5 agreement on Thursday.

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Panthers officially announce releases of 3 players

The releases of Bradley Bozeman, Hayden Hurst and Vonn Bell were made official on Wednesday.

Not only did the start of the new league year bring the official announcement of some fresh additions, but it also brought the official announcement of a few departures.

On Wednesday, the Carolina Panthers officially announced the releases of tight end Hayden Hurst, center Bradley Bozeman and safety Vonn Bell. The releases come before March 16, when each would’ve been able to collect on 2024 roster bonuses.

Hurst saw through just one year of the three-year, $21.7 million deal he signed last offseason. Derailed by a concussion, his lone campaign in Carolina resulted in just 18 catches, 184 yards and one touchdown.

Like Hurst, Bell is also a one-and-done for the Panthers. He started in each of his 13 games, posting 69 combined tackles and an interception.

Bozeman’s release comes a year to the day he signed his new pact to return to the team. He spent two seasons in Carolina and represented the organization as their 2023 Walter Payton Man of Year nominee.

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Panthers officially announce 5 free-agent signings

The Panthers made their reported free-agent agreements officials ones at the start of the new league year.

Happy New Year, Carolina Panthers fans!

With the start of the new league year came the official announcement of the team’s five newest free-agent signees. So, yes, those terms are no longer reportedly agreed upon—they’re definitely agreed upon.

Set to join the Panthers are guards Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis, defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson, linebacker Josey Jewell and cornerback Dane Jackson.

Hunt and Lewis were the first two names to surface for Carolina, who were seeking to fortify their interior offensive trench for quarterback Bryce Young. And they did, with the duo expected to sign multi-year deals (Hunt for five and Lewis for four) at a combined $153 million.

Robinson will help solidify the opposite trench. The 6-foot-4, 330-pounder is expected to ink a three-year, $22.5 million pact.

Jewell could serve as the replacement for the departed do-it-all backer Frankie Luvu. He spent a season under Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who served in the same role for the Denver Broncos in 2022.

Jackson, who has ties to president of football operations/general manager Dan Morgan, comes over from the Buffalo Bills.

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Panthers reportedly agree to terms with DT A’Shawn Robinson

According to NFL Network, the Panthers are expected to sign DT A’Shawn Robinson to a three-year deal.

After adding a pair of hog mollies on Monday, the Carolina Panthers turned their attention to the opposite side of the trenches.

As first reported by NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo, the team has come to terms with defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson. Per Garafolo, the 28-year-old veteran is expected to sign a three-year, $28.5 million deal.

Robinson was selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. The University of Alabama product stayed in the Motor City for four seasons—where he totaled 172 tackles, 5.0 sacks and three forced fumbles over 58 games.

He’d then move out west to join the Los Angeles Rams beginning in 2020. There, Robinson would cross paths with current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who served as the Rams’ safeties coach, secondary coach and passing game coordinator.

This past season saw Robinson record 13 starts in 17 games for the New York Giants. The 6-foot-4, 330-pounder amassed 62 combined tackles, the second-highest total of his eight-year career.

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Panthers CB Jaycee Horn after eventful start to free agency: ‘Ima miss my dawgs’

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn is feeling the effects of a painful start to free agency.

Carolina Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan may on the hunt for some dawgs right now, but he’s still lost a few in the process.

On Monday, the home locker room over at Bank of America Stadium picked up a few very painful vacancies. After we learned that the Panthers were planning to part ways with safety Vonn Bell, they fell short in trying to retain linebacker Frankie Luvu and then traded two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Brian Burns to the New York Giants.

The losses hit quite hard for many involved with the organization, including starting cornerback Jaycee Horn . . .

Horn wasn’t the only player to feel the effects of the eventful day. Longtime Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson posted, in a since deleted tweet, a similar sentiment—stating that it was a “sad day.”

Along with Bell, Luvu and Burns, the Panthers defense is also expected to be without corner Donte Jackson in 2024. All four were starters for the unit this past season.

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