The Carolina Panthers easily had the worst defensive line in the NFL last year. All the way across, it was bad. Jadeveon Clowney was the best edge rusher, and he failed to record six sacks.
The Carolina Panthers haven't sniffed the playoffs since 2017 and it has been even longer since the franchise won a playoff game. As a result of their struggles over the years, there aren't many believers in the 2025 Panthers.
In May, Derrick Brown expressed a desire to be back at full strength by the start of the regular season. The Panthers Pro Bowler has indeed been cleared well before that point.
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The Carolina Panthers had maybe the worst defensive interior of any football team in the last few years in 2024. After Derrick Brown went down, it was truly an abysmal unit that could not stop anyone on the ground.
The Carolina Panthers invested a ton of money into their defense this offseason with the obvious aim of improving a unit that was among the NFL's worst in 2024.
The Carolina Panthers can't feasibly have a worse defense than last year. Sure, every player they added could flame out, but that's highly unlikely, and the bar is quite literally on the floor.
The final numbers were historically ugly. The 2024 Carolina Panthers gave up an NFL single-season record 534 points. The vast majority of that came in allowing 59 offensive touchdowns (24 rushing, 35 passing).
ESPN is currently in the process of releasing the results (via Jeremy Fowler) of its annual NFL player rankings by position for 2025. It began with running backs and has now shifted to defensive tackles.
When it comes to the Carolina Panthers roster in 2024, it's clear the team was deprived of star talent capable of lifting the team. In reality, the team did have one player in defensive tackle Derrick Brown, but a season-ending knee injury in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints caused a massive void on the roster in more ways than one.
Recently, Matt Holder of Bleacher Report did some extended work on each of the NFL’s eight divisions. He made All-Star predictions for each club in terms of offense and defense.
The Carolina Panthers probably had the worst defensive line in the NFL last year. Derrick Brown's injury destroyed the entire thing, as the rest of the players were bad.
The Carolina Panthers are banking on the defense being better this year. After a historic season in 2024, the Panthers have set the bar basically on the floor for 2025.
After Derrick Brown went down for the year after just one game, the Carolina Panthers' defensive line devolved into the worst unit in the NFL. Whichever team had the second-worst interior defensive line was also pretty far ahead of where Carolina wound up landing.
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle and former Auburn Tigers standout Derrick Brown enters 2025 with question marks. After a stellar 2023 season, where he set the record for most tackles by a defensive lineman in a season with 103, everyone imagined that the Pro Bowler would keep motoring along.
The 49ers picked up versatile DE Mykel Williams with their first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Longtime DL coach Kris Kocurek said they plan on using Williams in both edge and interior roles. “Both.
It speaks to just how bad last season got started for the Carolina Panthers that losing to the New Orleans Saints by 37 points wasn't even the worst thing that happened to them that week.
If the Pro Bowl defensive tackle’s rehab continues as planned, a full slate in 2025 should be possible.
The focus for the Panthers has shifted towards rebuilding a defense that allowed 31.4 points per game last season, the worst in the NFL. Carolina has taken steps to doing that so far this offseason.
The Carolina Panthers are placing defensive tackle Derrick Brown on injured reserve, the franchise announced. That means his 2024 season is over. Brown suffered a knee injury in Saturday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints.
The Carolina Panthers may have lost a key player for the season during their Week 1 game against the New Orleans Saints.
He has not only been the Panthers' best defensive player in recent seasons but arguably the team's best player on the entire roster as well.
The Carolina Panthers began their offseason program on Monday, and Derrick Brown is excited to be with the team for a long time. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension last week and is ready to help the Panthers be a contender.
When the Carolina Panthers landed on a four-year, $96 million extension for star defensive tackle Derrick Brown it was viewed as a move worth celebrating.
The Carolina Panthers were smart to extend DT Derrick Brown, even if it cost them a pretty penny.
His third year in the league saw tremendous improvement. While he still had his struggles tackling, he heavily improved his run defense.
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