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Carolina Panther Free Agents

Below is the list of the players who we may loose in FA this Offseason. Is there anyone on this list we absolutely NEED to come back. What do you think? I'd probably want to retain MJack, XWoods, Franks for ST, Hekker, Jansen if he doesn't retire, Mays or Cobett to have a center on the roster, and maybe D. Moore if we cut Thielan. 

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (21)

QB Andy Dalton
C Austin Corbett
C Brady Christensen
TE Tommy Tremble
TE Ian Thomas
TE Feleipe Franks
WR David Moore
RB Mike Boone

DE DeShawn Williams
OLB Cam Gill
LB Shaq Thompson
CB Mike Jackson
CB Caleb Farley
S Xavier Woods
S Jordan Fuller
S Nick Scott
S Sam Franklin
S Lonnie Johnson
P Johnny Hekker
K Eddy Piñeiro
LS JJ Jansen

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (5)
C Cade Mays
WR Deven Thompkins
RB Raheem Blackshear
WR Velus Jones Jr.
WR Dan Chisena

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS (2)
DE LaBryan Ray
LB Chandler Wooten

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QB Andy Dalton
C Austin Corbett
C Brady Christensen
TE Tommy Tremble
TE Feleipe Franks
WR David Moore 
LB Shaq Thompson
CB Mike Jackson
S Sam Franklin
S Lonnie Johnson
P Johnny Hekker
LS JJ Jansen
C Cade Mays
WR Deven Thompkins
WR Dan Chisena

Depending on prices, there's the guys I'd want back. Pineiro not being able to kick from 50 is a red flag, and might be time to find someone else.  There's only a couple guys on the list I'd be sad about seeing go, but gotta fill the bottom of the roster and depth somehow, which a lot of these guys *hopefully* will be in the future. 

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1 hour ago, Iceup said:

Carolina Panther Free Agents

Below is the list of the players who we may loose in FA this Offseason. Is there anyone on this list we absolutely NEED to come back. What do you think? I'd probably want to retain MJack, XWoods, Franks for ST, Hekker, Jansen if he doesn't retire, Mays or Cobett to have a center on the roster, and maybe D. Moore if we cut Thielan. 

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (21)

QB Andy Dalton
C Austin Corbett
C Brady Christensen
TE Tommy Tremble
TE Ian Thomas
TE Feleipe Franks
WR David Moore
RB Mike Boone

DE DeShawn Williams
OLB Cam Gill
LB Shaq Thompson
CB Mike Jackson
CB Caleb Farley
S Xavier Woods
S Jordan Fuller
S Nick Scott
S Sam Franklin
S Lonnie Johnson
P Johnny Hekker
K Eddy Piñeiro
LS JJ Jansen

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (5)
C Cade Mays
WR Deven Thompkins
RB Raheem Blackshear
WR Velus Jones Jr.
WR Dan Chisena

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS (2)
DE LaBryan Ray
LB Chandler Wooten

ERFAs + RFAs I think are going to come back, if nothing else then to compete in camp.

UFAs I think we'll see Mays and/or Christensen retained for the OL, Franks brought back for ST. Would love to bring back Shaq on a vet deal. Mike Jackson showed that he can be solid depth at least, so I'd bring him back as well as either Franklin OR Johnson to help out on ST. Speaking of ST, would be willing to bring back Jansen and Hekker but we gotta find a better kicker than Eddy.

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Just so people know, right now we have 150m in cap space next year(2026).
 

expect us to roll a lot of contracts of people we want to keep into next season with extensions/restructures(moton). Could totally see us clear up close to an additional $30m this year without much effort at all. 
 

there is plenty of space for us to make moves with the Cap because we have so little on the books after this year.

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Most of those guys have played their last snap here in Carolina. I think we bring back Brady C. And Mike Jackson. Maybe Shaq Thompson on the vet min, but wouldn't be surprised if he was done. Very few connections left on the team for Shaq. Could only see him brought back as a player coach, leadership type role. 

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maybe keep Tremble because Ian should be gone and he is a much better blocker/compliment to Saunders. 

as for the rest, I'm cool just moving on from everyone.   I mean, I'd take JJ back but at 39 next year you gotta think he might just call it a career.  He getting to that window where he really increases the likelyhood of getting hurt out there. 

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40 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Mike Jackson expresses a desire to stay out of gratitude to Dave Canales...

https://x.com/GabeMcDonald_/status/1876074174709457357?t=kN8mOVBEk6kMuPEgK7GDEA&s=19

Damn, Canales having that effect on one of our better D free agents is a really good thing. I hope we can take advantage... Of course his agent won't see it that way, lol

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