Panthers general manager Dan Morgan said on Tuesday (via The Athletic’s Joseph Person) that the team would pick up Bryce Young‘s fifth-year option for the 2027 season.
It's no secret that Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle ended the season with a whimper. His struggles were well-documented, and he was essentially benched for Chuba Hubbard in the playoff game.
The Carolina Panthers are now staring down an offseason of decisions. What will they do? How much money do they have? How can they find more money? Who's on the chopping block?
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
Panthers GM Dan Morgan confirmed that the plan is to pick up the fifth-year option for QB Bryce Young, per Mike Kaye. This has been the expected outcome for some time, as Young made progress this year in his third season in the league. The option is projected to be worth $26.527 million, fully guaranteed for the 2027 season.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
When it was all said and done for Dave Canales’s team in 2025, the Carolina Panthers finished with an 8-10 overall record and lost their last three games.
The Carolina Panthers are approaching the offseason with a lot of optimism after winning the NFC South and making their first playoff appearance in eight years.
The Carolina Panthers may have gotten to the playoffs and gone down to the wire with the vaunted Los Angeles Rams, but they still have holes. They need to address a lot of issues.
It’s the offseason for 24 NFL teams (including the Carolina Panthers) that are looking to get better in 2026. When it comes to free agency, the “legal” tampering period begins on March 9, and the NFL’s new fiscal year starts at 4:00 pm ET on March 11.
The Carolina Panthers now know how it feels when ‘close’ stops being good enough. The Panthers did not limp into relevance in 2025. They announced themselves.
ESPN’s team of analysts and writers have been busy breaking down the 23 NFL teams that have been eliminated from the playoffs or didn’t qualify for the postseason to date.
Carolina Panthers General Manager Dan Morgan made several big free agent signings during the 2025 offseason, with the biggest contracts going to the defensive side of the ball.
The Carolina Panthers had reasons to be happy about their playoff performance, but, of course, someone has to take the blame for the loss. Looking forward, here are the Panthers’ top free-agent targets after their crushing playoff loss to the Rams.
The Carolina Panthers announced they have signed 15 players to futures deals. The following is a list of players Carolina signed to futures deals: G Ja’Tyre
The Carolina Panthers lost 34–31 to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round, and it hurts. Any playoff loss hurts, especially one that was right there for the taking, but this Panthers Wild Card loss showed something fans haven’t been able to say in a long time: this team competed.
The Carolina Panthers had their season come to an end longer than many anticipated after backing into the playoffs and even giving the Los Angeles Rams a run for their money in the first round.
Hours after learning of his preseason extension, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero received requests to interview for head coach positions with the Raiders (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter) and Falcons (per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero).
Momentum has built for the Carolina Panthers, but the margin for error is gone. They enter the 2026 NFL Draft at an interesting position. They are close enough to believe but flawed enough to fall short.
The Buccaneers announced that they completed an interview with Lions Assistant ST coach Jett Modkins for their ST coordinator position. New Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan said goodbye to his CBS colleagues before the Bills and Jaguars matchup and mentioned that he will turn his focus to the team’s general manager and head coaching search.
Ikem Ekwonu suffered what Panthers head coach Dave Canales referred to as a “significant” knee injury yesterday. Further testing has confirmed that is indeed the case.
The Carolina Panthers season might not have ended in the best way after the first round loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, but it's still a way better ending than anyone might have hoped to have this season.
Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero‘s contract was due to expire at the end of the 2025 season. Although it was not revealed until Sunday, during head coach Dave Canales‘ end-of-season presser, Carolina extended Evero before the start of the ’25 campaign (via Joe Person of The Athletic).
Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was finally welcomed back to Bank of America Stadium on Saturday, and the atmosphere for it was absolutely electric.
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette showed up in style for this Saturday's playoff showdown with the Los Angeles Rams. The Panthers and Rams met back on November 30 in Charlotte.