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Panthers placed WR Troy Pride on injured reserve with a torn ACL, ending his season

The 2020 fourth-rounder had 529 snaps for the Panthers in his rookie season, and was more of a problem than a solution as a rookie with 32 tackles and a ghastly 39.3 PFF grade. Pride was carted off in the fourth quarter of Sunday's preseason loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Panthers new-look cornerback corps includes veteran signings Rashaan Melvin and AJ Bouye and Pride wasn't expected to have a huge role this season even if he'd been healthy.

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David NewtonESPN Staff Writer 

The Panthers' decision to trade OT Greg Little to Miami for a seventh-round pick is not a big surprise. Little was not among team's top four tackles and wasn't challenging to start on the left side where he mostly competed. Getting anything at this point was a win for GM Scott Fitterer.

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1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Panthers placed WR Troy Pride on injured reserve with a torn ACL, ending his season

The 2020 fourth-rounder had 529 snaps for the Panthers in his rookie season, and was more of a problem than a solution as a rookie with 32 tackles and a ghastly 39.3 PFF grade. Pride was carted off in the fourth quarter of Sunday's preseason loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Panthers new-look cornerback corps includes veteran signings Rashaan Melvin and AJ Bouye and Pride wasn't expected to have a huge role this season even if he'd been healthy.

When did we sign Melvin?

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1 minute ago, Second_Solution said:

Yeah, you'd have to think they had him high on their draft board or something and think they can get something out of him

They’ve been known to take flyers on O linemen that are drafted high that other teams don’t want anymore….see that one loser that the Titans drafted last year. 

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5 minutes ago, Second_Solution said:

Yeah, you'd have to think they had him high on their draft board or something and think they can get something out of him

He has the pedigree and he's still on his rookie contract.   If I thought my coaches could squeeze something out of him, I would definitely trade a 7th for him.  Especially if I haven't seen any Panthers practice sessions this season.

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