The ickey ekwonu question...

[strato]

32 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Realistically he's probably not still going to be under contract when hes good to go again? Unfortunately for him you cant sign him for more than a small one year deal until he can prove hes still a good player... that might not happen.  I think hes played his last down as a panther.

Up in the air. It is a 6-12 month recovery. We will likely have a contract on him for a bit over 13 months so a little bit of a window could exist.

As we sit now, I would be very hesitant to use a tag on him. Probably against it. I guess we also have a chance to try a new LOT, so maybe we are desperate by then, maybe not. 

Edited 1 hour ago by strato

[Jay Roosevelt]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I don't think you move on from Icky, but I do think you have to move forward cautiously and make plans for him not recovering from this. He's under contract next year and will hopefully be able to return for at least some of next season for us to get a look at him on the field in live action. With his serious injury question mark and Moton's age and whispers about his potential degenerative knee conditions, the potential for an early OT pick is definitely there. Honestly, I'd say it's expected. I'll be a little surprised if we don't draft an OT with one of our first three picks I just hope we don't force it.

The more I look at this EDGE class and the possibility that Sonny Styles may be gone before our pick, the more I'm liking the idea of drafting Kadyn Proctor at #19.

Even if Ickey comes back good to go we'll soon have a need at RT as well.

Edited 14 minutes ago by Jay Roosevelt