Panthers sign LB Josey Jewell

[TheSpecialJuan]

Josey Jewell

 

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Panthers agreed to terms with LB Josey Jewell, formerly of the Broncos, to a three-year, $22.75 million contract.

Jewell joins a Panthers defense that’s in need of some help. After losing linebacker Frankie Luvu and safety Jeremy Chinn to the Commanders and trading Brian Burns to the Giants, the Panthers bring in Jewell to serve as the presumed starter at middle linebacker. Jewell totaled 108 tackles and two TFLs last season with the Broncos and earned a PFF grade of 67.2 while also fairing reasonably well in pass coverage. Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero still needs some help on the defensive side of the ball, but Jewell is a solid vet for a team that’s lost three key starters in less than 24 hours.

[PleaseCutStewart]

I'll take "who the hell is this person" for 500 Alex

[Wolfcop]

3 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

I'll take "who the hell is this person" for 500 Alex

Answer: Better than Luvu, according to some 

[WestPanthers]

I think our concept is turn nobody to somebody for next season....

I like the signing.

[TheSpecialJuan]

I guess Shaq Thompson is gone 

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I guess Shaq Thompson is gone 

Can't really blame him for what happened in 23'. Will all depend on how that ankle healed. 

[RJK]

5 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I guess Shaq Thompson is gone 

Hope so. Get these vets who don’t seem to mind losing outta here 

[TheSpecialJuan]

It looks like when free agency officially begins tomorrow Panthers will release Bozeman, Von Bell, Shaq, Donte Jackson ......am I missing anyone?

[WarPanthers89]

26 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I guess Shaq Thompson is gone 

Why would he be gone? He can actually fill a role for us and it cost us money to cut him…we save nothing 

Edited March 12 by WarPanthers89

[Jon Snow]

6 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Why would he be gone?

The only reason he's still here is because he took a massive pay cut. He got hurt right after that. He's gone.

[Bear Hands]

I'm surprised some don't know Jewell.  

[jfra78]

Still would like to get Wilson or Cooper in the 3rd if available

[Jackie Lee]

27 minutes ago, RJK said:

Hope so. Get these vets who don’t seem to mind losing outta here 

Do it, $3m dead cap $3m saved. Time to move on. He's a "leader" but he's also been super immature and smug as hell in his pressers the last few years once the big dawgs all left and Rhule tried to be all buddy buddy with him. Didn't act like that when TD and Luke were here

[WarPanthers89]

15 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

The only reason he's still here is because he took a massive pay cut. He got hurt right after that. He's gone.

I get it but we are still thin at the position. and he does have more talent than what it would take to replace him. We save absolutely nothing by cutting him, it actually cost us over 23k to cut him to not play for us so that wouldn’t make much sense. He’s on the last year of his deal