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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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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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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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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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David NewtonMar 8, 2025, 06:27 PM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Saturday agreed to a one-year deal with Austin Corbett, keeping their starting center out of the free agent market when the new league year begins next week.

The move allows Carolina to maintain the continuity on an offensive line that allowed quarterback Bryce Young to be

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David NewtonMar 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan were asked more questions last week at the NFL combine in Indianapolis about defensive linemen than they were about quarterback Bryce Young.

They were also asked more about their punter and kicker situation than about Young.

In fact, they were asked more questions

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