Goodbye to Barno

[Mr. Scot]

The team signed undrafted rookie JJ Weaver from Kentucky.

The 25-year-old Weaver played six seasons in college (with injury waivers), and had 21.5 sacks. He was a three-time team captain for the Wildcats.

To make room for him on the roster, the Panthers released outside linebacker Amare Barno.

Barno, a sixth-round pick in 2022, tore his ACL late in the 2023 season and began last year on the physically unable to perform list. He had 3.0 sacks in three seasons, appearing in 29 games.

Sad to see. He seemed to have a lot of potential when he was drafted. Injuries really derailed him though.

Edited yesterday at 12:56 AM by Mr. Scot

[Doc LRB]

Dan doing all he can to make this team better.  So far it looks good on paper sure hope finished product is one of our best teams to date.

[therealmjl]

Bottom of the roster churn is never a bad thing. Keep at it until we get lucky.

[PappyMay]

My thought was maybe has more to do in knowing Princely will be in the rotation than Barno already. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Barno had a ton of athletic potential he just wasn't a football player and that's why he fell to the 6th round despite having superhero measurables.

[Rags]

Still better than Daeshon Hall

[TD alt]

Well, might as well keep throwing against the wall to see if it sticks. I love bottom of the roster churn. Barno had a couple of years to distinguish himself, and unfortunately he didn't really do it. He'll probably stick on somewhere though, maybe, but gotta respect Dan for keeping it moving.

[kungfoodude]

I think this was very inevitable. 

I suspect a few more niche, fan favorite JAGs will be released before Game 1.

[Waldo]

Meh that's what 6ths and 7ths are for. Take a shot on a project and see if you can make something from not much. 

[Slum_dweller]

He's got 6 fingers?

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

would not be surprised if Barno's back at the roster at some point

Dan churns the bottom of the roster a lot throughout the season

[Davidson Deac II]

10 hours ago, TD alt said:

Well, might as well keep throwing against the wall to see if it sticks. I love bottom of the roster churn. Barno had a couple of years to distinguish himself, and unfortunately he didn't really do it. He'll probably stick on somewhere though, maybe, but gotta respect Dan for keeping it moving.

Any shot he had was ended when he tore his ACL.  

[kungfoodude]

5 hours ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

would not be surprised if Barno's back at the roster at some point

Dan churns the bottom of the roster a lot throughout the season

IDK. If he was a PS candidate, seems like he would have made it further into the TC/preseason. 

I think it's more likely that he just didn't factor in after all the pass rush additions. 

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

13 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

IDK. If he was a PS candidate, seems like he would have made it further into the TC/preseason. 

I think it's more likely that he just didn't factor in after all the pass rush additions. 

jalen coker and demani richardson were both at one point cut from the roster and brought back and now are contributors 

my guess is that Barno isn't healthy enough at the moment after knee clean up procedure and they needed the roster spot for training camp