The Panthers got a big deal done with right tackle Taylor Moton at the 11th hour, reaching an agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract with eight minutes to go before the franchise tag deadline.
General manager Scott Fitterer deserves credit for extending Moton, which was the most critical internal move for his team this offseason. It’s still early in his reign, but it seems Fitterer is showing more urgency when it comes to contracts than the last two guys who held his job. Fitterer says the Panthers are talking to two or three more players about contracts, per Joe Person at the Athletic.
“I know we have two or three players that we’re talking to. . . That’s gonna lead to us where we’re at (cap-wise).”
Now that Moton is taken care of, the two most likely candidates for contract extensions are wide receiver Robby Anderson and cornerback Donte Jackson. Both are in the last year of their current deals and performed well enough last season to be worth keeping around.
Anderson is coming off a career-high 1,096 yard season. His cap number this year is $12 million. Meanwhile, Jackson is entering the final year of his rookie deal, which will cost the team $2,828,005. Both should have at least several more solid seasons left in them. Anderson just turned 28 years old and Jackson is 25.
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