If the Carolina Panthers are going to take the next step, Bryce Young needs to join in rhythm. But the team has other glaring needs, and losing its own free agents won’t help.
The Carolina Panthers shocked the NFL by winning the NFC South and making the playoffs in 2025. As head coach Dave Canales tries to move the Panthers even further forward, he himself is taking a step back.
Dave Canales‘ work as the Buccaneers’ offensive play-caller in 2023 provided a springboard to a head coaching opportunity. The Panthers hired Canales after only one season of OC experience, and he has called plays throughout his Carolina tenure.
Last offseason, Carolina Panthers’ general manager Dan Morgan concentrated his efforts in free agency on trying to fix the worst defense in the league.
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Impending free agent Rico Dowdle had a phenomenal season during his first year in Carolina. Originally signing a modest one-year deal to be Chuba Hubbard’s backup, the longtime Cowboy quickly earned the starting job and never looked back.
Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan hasn't been shy about expressing some of the needs his team intends to address this offseason and one of those needs involves adding a younger quarterback to develop behind Bryce Young.
The Carolina Panthers badly need an edge rusher and an interior linebacker. Inside linebacker is a bigger hole, but edge rusher is a much more important position.
The Carolina Panthers currently do not have a center on the roster. All three of the interior linemen who could and did play center, Cade Mays, Brady Christensen, and Austin Corbett, are free agents now.
There is a strong chance the Carolina Panthers will draft an edge rusher in the first round of the NFL draft. They could go linebacker or throw a curveball depending on how the board falls, but the need and the depth of edge in this class suggest that will be the pick.
One of the major talking points around the Carolina Panthers at the end of the 2025 season was Rico Dowdle's drop-off in production. Dowdle was arguably
Things didn't work out as expected for Jadeveon Clowney in his one and only season with the Carolina Panthers, registering 5,5 sacks on a 5-12 team. While
Before free agency starts, NFL teams will make cuts and will renegotiate deals to create more cap space to bring in new players or to help resign key pieces.
Tons of NFL mock drafts have given the Carolina Panthers Peter Woods. On paper, this doesn't seem like the smartest way to spend that 19th overall pick.
The Carolina Panthers are probably losing Rico Dowdle, their leading rusher in 2025 by a fair margin, to free agency. He seems ready to move on and find an opportunity without competition, and the Panthers probably don't love how he finished the year.
The Carolina Panthers will be picking up Bryce Young's fifth-year option, but beyond that, it's unclear what the future holds. An extension is very likely, but if Young regresses or fails to improve on his 2025 output, that may not be the case.
The NFL Scouting Combine begins today in Indianapolis, and the 2006 NFL draft is just Luke Kuechly days away. Courtesy of The Athletic, it’s only fitting that the site’s many writers have “combined” their talents to present a 2026 mock draft.
The Carolina Panthers need a premium edge rusher badly. Unfortunately, they're not exactly in the best spot to get one. Trey Hendrickson, Odafe Oweh, and Khalil Mack are equal parts too costly and too in-demand for the Panthers, who have less than $10 million in cap space currently.
With the NFL Scouting Combine set to take place this week, there's no better time than now to sit in the hypothetical big chair and break down what the weeks ahead could look like for the Carolina Panthers.
The Panthers are heading into the 2026 offseason with real momentum and a clear mission on offense. Carolina went 8-9 in 2025, still won the NFC South, and pushed the Rams to the wire in a 34-31 Wild Card loss.
Bryce Young’s first three seasons with the Carolina Panthers have been anything but smooth sailing. After all, there was once a period of time in which they weren’t even sure if he was capable of being the long-term face of their franchise.
Once again, J.J. Jansen has agreed to continue his career. The longtime Panthers long snapper signed another new deal on Tuesday, per a team announcement.
From 2011 through 2021, Newton tallied one first-team All-Pro nod, three Pro Bowl selections and three total playoff victories. His last postseason win occurred in January 2016.