Jordan Schultz reports that the Commanders are signing former Panthers S Jeremy Chinn to a one-year contract worth uth up to $5.1 million.

Chinn, 26, was a four-year starter at Southern Illinois and was a consensus All-American before being selected by the Panthers with the No. 64 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Chinn played out the final year of his four-year, $5,241,473 rookie contract that included a $1,371,980 signing bonus. He’s testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent this offseason. 

In 2023, Chinn appeared in 12 games for the Panthers and recorded 30 tackles, a sack, and a pass defense.

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