The Carolina Panthers have gone from the team with the worst record in the league (2-15) in 2023 to a division champion this past season. Yes, Dave Canales’s club did finish below .500 in claiming the franchise’s first NFC South title since 2015, but there’s no question that, slowly but surely, this club is on the upswing.
After the Carolina Panthers lost Cade Mays in free agency to the Detroit Lions, the team opted to replace him with Luke Fortner. Fortner comes over from the New Orleans Saints, where he started in 10 of 17 games last season.
The Carolina Panthers shocked the world by making the playoffs in 2025. They then shocked the world simply by not getting blown out by the superior Los Angeles Rams in said playoff game.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
The Carolina Panthers will definitely supplant some players on draft weekend. They are going to take some starter-level players, and other positions will be fought over after the draft.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Buccaneers signed DE Al-Quadin Muhammad to a one-year, $4 million deal that includes $2.5 million fully guaranteed and a $1.8 million salary. (Wilson) The Buccaneers signed S Miles Killebrew to a one-year, $1.79 million deal that includes $490,000 fully guaranteed and a $1.3 million salary.
The New Orleans Saints acquired interior offensive lineman Luke Fortner from the Jacksonville Jaguars last August, and Fortner is now reportedly leaving New Orleans.
The Panthers may have found their replacement for Cade Mays. The team is set to sign veteran center Luke Fortner, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The 2026 NFL free agency window is open, with legal tampering and plenty of deals already agreed. The headlines focus on marquee names like Malik Willis and Alec Pierce, who are receiving massive deals.
The New Orleans Saints pulled off a quiet move back in August that turned out to be a steal during the 2025 season. New Orleans traded defensive tackle Khalen Saunders to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for 27-year-old offensive lineman Luke Fortner.
The New Orleans Saints weren't one of the best teams in the league last season, but they exceeded expectations down the stretch in a big way. Behind the production of Tyler Shough, the Saints won more than a handful of games during the second half of the season, but it still wasn't enough for a playoff push.
The New Orleans did a great job of doing the most they could with the players on their roster. They were dealt a bad hand after Derek Carr entered sudden retirement, but rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, who started the second half of the season, led the Saints to a few good wins.
After a year in which two offensive line positions were essentially revolving doors for starters, the Saints entered their offseason program with a strong plan. Unfortunately for the Saints, their emergency plan may have required an emergency plan of its own.
The New Orleans Saints have made a notable move in the trenches. On Sunday evening, reports revealed that the Saints had made a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who they played against earlier in the day.
One of the forgotten men of the 2024 Jacksonville Jaguars has already been established before the season even begins: Luke Fortner. Fortner has started all 34 games (and two playoff games) at center for the Jaguars since he was drafted with the No.
Going into the offseason, many Jacksonville Jaguars fans were clamoring for an offensive line overhaul. The line had massively underperformed and even declined after what was already a mediocre 2022 for the unit.
The legal tampering hasn't begun, just yet, but that isn't stopping the Jacksonville Jaguars from making moves in free agency. The team signed the recently-released Mitch Morse on Monday morning, per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, to a two-year $10.5 million deal with $7 million guaranteed.
It’s no secret that the Jaguars had a tough season, ultimately finishing 9-8 and outside of the playoff hunt after a promising run to the divisional round last year.