ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Panthers are expected to try to get a long-term deal in place for impending free agent LB Frankie Luvu this offseason.
The two parties reportedly worked on a deal last year, but were unable to come to an agreement.
Fowler says contract talks between the Panthers and Luvu’s reps could pick up at the Scouting Combine in the coming weeks.
Luvu, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Washington State back in 2018 before securing a tryout with the Jets. He signed on with New York and bounced on and off of their roster his first few seasons.
The Jets re-signed Luvu to an exclusive rights contract in 2020, but declined to tender him as a restricted free agent in 2021. He later signed on with the Panthers and eventually agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension back in 2022.
Luvu is now in position to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
In 2023, Luvu appeared in all 17 games for the Panthers and recorded 125 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and five recoveries.
We have him included in our Top 100 – 2024 NFL Free Agents list.
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