Panthers re-sign safety Juston Burris to one-year deal

The Panthers are bringing back Juston Burris. Carolina is re-signing the safety to a one-year deal, according to ESPN’s David Newton.

Following a 2019 season in which he started a career-high nine games with Cleveland, Burris inked a two-year, $8M deal with the Panthers. He started 12 of his 13 games in 2020, collecting 53 tackles, four passes defended and one interception.

He entered the 2021 campaign as the starting safety, but he missed almost two months of the season while sitting on injured reserve. Burris finished the season having started eight of his 10 games, racking up 23 tackles and one interception. He saw time in about two-thirds of his team’s defensive snaps.

The former fourth-round pick spent the first two-plus seasons of his career with the Jets. He’s also had stints with the Raiders and Browns (two stints).