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Panthers need ‘Turk’ Wharton’s championship experience to boost D

David NewtonJun 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero recently showed his players a photograph of end Tershawn “Turk” Wharton wearing a green No. 1 jersey returning a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

“Everybody was, ‘Who is that?’ ” Wharton recalled with a chuckle. “A few walked

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Bryce Young, Xavier Legette thrilled with Tetairoa McMillan’s potential in Panthers’ offense

David NewtonMay 29, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette laughed when his first news conference of offseason workouts began with a question about the difference between a thoroughbred and standardbred horse.

Legette, who has a passion for horses, understood it as an attempt to see if he is close to having a horse ready

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Why Panthers’ Bryce Young-Tetairoa McMillan connection can be ‘something special’

David NewtonMay 18, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a normal throwing session at the University of Arizona indoor practice facility last May when new Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan did something that was not normal at all.

The No. 8 pick of the 2025 NFL draft launched himself into the air, spun to his left and caught

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Panthers cut Clowney; RB Brooks out for season

David NewtonMay 8, 2025, 12:49 PM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are moving on from three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney after just one season, the team announced Thursday.

It was one of several moves announced by the Panthers before the start of their rookie minicamp Friday. Carolina also placed running back Jonathon Brooks, a second-round pick

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Panthers cut RB Sanders, clear $5M cap space

David NewtonMar 11, 2025, 01:19 PM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers cleared a significant amount of salary cap space on Tuesday by releasing running back Miles Sanders the day before the start of the NFL’s new year.

Sanders, 27. was scheduled to count $8,175,000 against the 2025 cap. Releasing him will save the team $5.225 million.

The decision to move on

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Sources: Moehrig, Panthers agree to 3-year deal

David NewtonMar 10, 2025, 03:02 PM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers filled a need at safety that could help tighten up the league’s worst run defense, agreeing to a three-year, $51 million deal with former Las Vegas Raiders second-round pick Tre’von Moehrig, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Moehrig will fill the void of Xavier Woods, who was

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Sources: Panthers’ Horn gets historic deal for DB

David NewtonMar 10, 2025, 10:42 AM ET

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Jaycee Horn will become the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history after agreeing to a four-year extension with the Carolina Panthers through the 2029 season, it was announced Monday.

The deal, negotiated by Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta, is for $100 million and includes $70 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It averages $25

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