Former Tennessee Vols offensive lineman Cade Mays learned his fate with the Carolina Panthers for the 2025 season this week. Mays entered the offseason competing with Austin Corbett for the Panthers’ starting center job.
Last year, Austin Corbett, who isn't necessarily an actual center but primarily a guard, was the starting center for the Carolina Panthers until he got hurt and missed the 2024 NFL season.
In 2024, only seven offensive lines in the National Football League earned a higher grade from Pro Football Focus than the much-improved front of the Carolina Panthers.
It's been an up and down first few years in the NFL for former Tennessee Vols center Cade Mays. UT's former center has spent the vast majority of his first three seasons with the Carolina Panthers, and Mays' time there hasn't been consistently good. However, things ended in 2024 on an up note for the VFL.
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Recently, Mason Cameron of Pro Football Focus came up with his ranking of the league’s top 32 centers entering the upcoming season. At No. 22 was Panthers' pivot Cade Mays—a three-year performer who was the club’s starting center in eight of Carolina’s final nine outings.
Panthers OL Cade Mays officially signed his one-year restricted tender on Wednesday for the 2025 season. Carolina placed the original-round tender on Mays as a restricted free agent earlier this month.
The Carolina Panthers announced they re-signed C Cade Mays to a contract extension on Wednesday. Carolina placed the original-round tender on Mays as a restricted free agent earlier this month.
The Carolina Panthers have been very active this offseason, making numerous free-agent signings to bolster their suddenly solid roster heading into 2025.
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The center position was in flux just a few weeks ago, but now Austin Corbett, Brady Christensen, and Cade Mays are all returning in 2025. Until just a few days ago, center was one of the greatest positions of need for the Carolina Panthers.
We're still a few days away from the official start of free agency, but in the meantime, Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan is making decisions on his own guys that have expired contracts.
The Panthers will have plenty of continuity up front in 2025. One day after tendering restricted free agent Cade Mays, the team has ensured Austin Corbett will be in place as well.
This current quiet time for the Carolina Panthers represents the calm before the storm. With free agency set to begin on Monday, the team will have to make a series of moves at some point this weekend to free up some salary cap space ahead of the new league year.
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The Arizona Cardinals had two starting offensive linemen questionable to play against the Carolina Panthers but both would suit up and play. The Panthers, after adding starting center Cade Mays to the injury report with an illness, had three who were questionable.
The Carolina Panthers showed on Sunday that they have needs all across the board. The entire team failed to show up, raising some questions with a few weeks to go before the season ends.
Tennessee star center Cooper Mays has been named as a Dave Rimington Trophy finalist. He has a great opportunity to win the award. Cooper Mays has been named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy.
Sept. 10: GIANTS TWEAK PRACTICE SQUAD—The New York Giants dropped offensive tackle Marcellus Johnson from their practice squad and replaced him with interior offensive lineman Cade Mays.
After their offense was grounded during Thursday night’s 17-3 preseason-opening loss at the New England Patriots, the end of the Carolina Panthers’ return
Carolina's offensive line will look quite a bit different in 2024 and because of it, former sixth round pick Cade Mays will officially take a back seat.
Winning hasn’t come naturally for the Carolina Panthers. They lost 25 games over the last two seasons and made unwanted NFL history in 2023 for always trailing in the fourth quarter.