CHARLOTTE (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) — Monday was the start of the legal tampering period in the NFL ahead of the beginning of the new league year on Wednesday, and the Panthers aren’t wasting any time.
For a team that was bottom of the league in almost every defensive category, they really prioritized that side of the ball. Below is a list of Carolina’s moves to shape the 2025 roster.
Note: No moves are finalized until the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Re-signed
- CB Jaycee Horn: 4 years, $100 million
- CB Michael Jackson: 2 years, $14.5 million
- TE Tommy Tremble: 2 years, $10.5 million
- QB Andy Dalton: 2 years, $8 million
- C Austin Corbett: 1 year, $3 million
- LS JJ Jansen: 1 year
Free agents
- DT Tershawn Wharton (Chiefs): 3 years, up to $54 million
- S Tre’Von Moehrig (Raiders): 3 years, $51 million
- EDGE: Patrick Jones II (Vikings): 2 years, $20 million
- DT Bobby Brown III (Rams): 3 years, $21 million
Other roster moves
- DT Shy Tuttle returning after taking a $3.5 million pay cut
- LB Shaq Thompson and CB Dane Jackson hitting the free-agent market
- C Cade Mays and DE LaBryan Ray return under tendered offers
- RB Miles Sanders released